Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 16791

Prisons: Infrastructure

Tabled: 7 July 2026
Answered: 13 July 2026
Named Day

Question

David Reed

ConservativeExmouth and Exeter East

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department last assessed the resilience of prison infrastructure, including a) power, b) water and c) heating systems, to major failure.

Answer

Jake Richards
A condition survey of all Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) assets across the prison estate was completed in 2023, with the findings published by HMPPS through the Prison Estate Conditions Survey Programme. The survey assessed the condition of key M&...

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