Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 121776

Residential Women's Centres: Wales

Tabled: 18 March 2026
Answered: 24 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Liz Saville Roberts

Plaid CymruDwyfor Meirionnydd

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Women’s Justice Board recommendations for reducing women’s imprisonment, published on 16 March 2026, what steps he is taking to establish a residential women’s centre in Wales.

Answer

Jake Richards
The Women’s Justice Board report, published on 16 March 2026, sets out independent recommendations, which the Government is now carefully considering.We are continuing to consider how the Residential Women’s Centre in Swansea could be delivered.