Prisoners
Commons · Question 119802 · Tabled 10 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the prison population in England and Wales over the next five years.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 17 Mar 2026
On 29 January 2026, we published our second annual statement on prison capacity, which sets out the prison projections up to November 2032 and our assessment of them: Ministry of Justice - Annual Statement on Prison Capacity: 2025.