Oral Question·Department for Transport
“What recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of providing UV index alerts on public information boards at transport hubs.”
Tabled: 4 June 2026Answered: 11 June 2026
Asked by
Carolyn Harris
Labour — Neath and Swansea East
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Transport
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Sir Nicholas Dakin)
My hon. Friend is completely right: prison officer recruitment targets are essential. Prison officers do a fantastic job. We have seen how they have gone above and beyond over recent weeks and months, so I pay tribute to them. Nationally, we are currently above staffing targets, but challenges remain in certain sites with a high number of vacancies, and bespoke interventions are being developed for those sites.