Ministry of Justice: Public Expenditure
Commons · Question 15039 · Tabled 1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how he plans to reduce his capital budget in order to fund the Defence Investment Plan; and whether these reductions will impact prison expansion or construction.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 16 Jul 2026
Departments have been asked to contribute 1p in every £1 of their capital budgets to fund this Government’s Defence Investment Plan, helping keep the country safe in an increasingly volatile world. The Ministry of Justice will set out further impacts on s...