Prisons: Meat
Commons · Question 127606 · Tabled 15 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2026 to Question 123531 on Prisons: Meat, what the annual cost of meat served in prisons has been in each year since 2020, broken down by individual prison.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 24 Apr 2026
The Department does not hold information on the cost of specific food items, including meat, or on expenditure associated with multi -choice or pre-selected menus. Prison expenditure on food is recorded at an aggregate level in management accounts as tota...