Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 15707

Mental Health Services: Prisoners

Tabled: 3 July 2026
Answered: 8 July 2026

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist PartyStrangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to improve mental health support for prisoners.

Answer

Preet Kaur Gill
NHS England commissions prison health care services into every prison in England to the equivalence of the community. NHS England’s Service Specification for integrated mental health services in prisons states that patients within secure settings should r...

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