Prison Officers: Welsh Language
Commons · Question 27985 · 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 prison officers working in Welsh prisons declared as Welsh-speaking using the Welsh language question introduced to Ministry of Justice systems in 2023, in (a) March, (b) June, (c) September and (d) Dece
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 16 Sep 2026
The below table shows the headcount of Band 3-5 officers who have reported that they are Welsh speakers on the Department’s HR database: Prison31/03/202530/06/202530/09/202531/12/2025Berwyn15141616Cardiff7888Swansea12121314Usk/Prescoed~~~3 ~ denotes suppr...