Written questions

HMP/YOI Downview: Prisoners

Commons · Question 8386 · Tabled 9 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 18 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether prisoners held in E-Wing at HMP Downview have contact with female prisoners in the general estate, including in activities, education, faith services and social visits.

Answer

Answered by Jake Richards, 18 Jun 2026

Prisoners on E Wing are held separately from other prisoners at HMP & YOI Downview.Individuals may access the regime in the wider prison to attend work, education, interventions, and faith services but only where this has been risk assessed as being s...