Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 99071

Prisons: E. coli

Tabled: 10 December 2025

Answered: 17 December 2025

Question

Ben Goldsborough

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases of e-coli were reported in each individual prison in each of the last 10 calendar years.

Answer

Jake Richards

Statistics on prisoners’ health are the responsibility of the NHS. I am informed that the figures that are collected do not indicate whether an illness or hospitalisation relates to unhygienic conditions or show the causes of illnesses linked to E-coli.Ar...

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