Written questions

Prisons: Electronic Cigarettes

2026-07-21 · Ministry of Justice · HL2496 · Official question

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to trial the removal of vapes in prisons.

Answer

The Prison Service has established a national working group to consider future policy options relating to vaping in prisons. This work remains at an early stage of development, and no decisions have been made. Several prisons in the north of England are a...