Written questions

Prisoners: Welsh Language

Commons · Question 27984 · Tabled 8 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 16 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Liz Saville Roberts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners held in English prisons were recorded as Welsh speaking at the end of (a) March, (b) June, (c) September and (d) December 2025, by prison in England.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 16 Sep 2026

The following tables provide a breakdown of the numbers of prisoners in England who had Welsh language recorded as their preferred spoken language or Welsh language recorded as a second spoken language during the time periods specified. ~ denotes suppress...