Prisons: Smuggling
Commons · Question 10949 · Tabled 17 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's press release entitled £35 million government funding boost to stop drones smuggling contraband into prisons, published on 11 June 2026, what estimate he has made of the proport
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 26 Jun 2026
We have invested £40 million in new security measures to clamp down on contraband that fuels violence behind bars - including £10 million on anti-drone measures, such as window replacements, external window grilles and specialist netting.His Majesty’s Pri...