HMP Hydebank Wood and HMP Maghaberry
Commons · Question 28724 · Tabled 10 Sep 2026 · Northern Ireland Office · Official record
Answered 15 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of prison conditions and overcrowding, in relation to Maghaberry and Hydebank Wood.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Owen, 15 Sep 2026
There is regular engagement with the Northern Ireland Department of Justice to discuss areas of mutual interest and concern. However, as a result of the devolution of policing and justice in 2010, the Department of Justice (DoJ) is primarily responsible f...