Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 15039

Ministry of Justice: Public Expenditure

Tabled: 1 July 2026

Answered: 16 July 2026

Named Day

Question

Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how he plans to reduce his capital budget in order to fund the Defence Investment Plan; and whether these reductions will impact prison expansion or construction.

Answer

Jake Richards

Departments have been asked to contribute 1p in every £1 of their capital budgets to fund this Government’s Defence Investment Plan, helping keep the country safe in an increasingly volatile world. The Ministry of Justice will set out further impacts on s...

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