Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 103266
Prisons: Mental Health Services
Tabled: 6 January 2026
Answered: 14 January 2026
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with counterparts in Northern Ireland on access to mental health support in prisons at all times.
Answer
Jake RichardsNeither I, nor my ministerial colleagues have had any recent discussions with counterparts in Northern Ireland on access to mental health support in prisons.