Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 99070

Prisons: Hygiene

Tabled: 10 December 2025

Answered: 17 December 2025

Question

Ben Goldsborough

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many a) reported illnesses or b) hospitalisations of prisoners in each of the last 10 calendar years have been partially or wholly attributed to unhygienic prison conditions.

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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