Prisons: Telephones
Lords · Question HL13459 · Tabled 12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by The Lord Bishop of Gloucester
To ask His Majesty's Government how much it costs per minute to make a call from (1) a prison wing payphone, and (2) an in-cell phone, to (a) a landline, and (b) a mobile phone, at (i) weekdays and (ii) weekends.
Answer
Answered by Lord Timpson, 19 Jan 2026
Calls from prison wing payphones and in-cell phones are charged at the same national rates.Calls to UK landlines:2.48 pence per minute during the week midnight Sunday to midday Friday2.20 pence per minute during the weekend midday Friday to midnight Sunda...