Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance
Commons · Question 6305 · Tabled 2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the estimate by HMPPS that it would cost £2.8 billion to bring the prison estate into a fair condition, if he will provide a breakdown of the estimated costs per prison to do so.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 8 Jun 2026
We intend to publish an update to the data published in December 2024 on the condition of the prison estate in England and Wales: Prison Estate Conditions Survey Programme Summary Information - GOV.UK. We plan to do this before the end of the year.