Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department received representations from the Prison Governors Association on the banning of the use of tobacco on the prison estate; and if he will place a copy of any such representations in the Library.

The Prison Governors Association (PGA) made no representation on the banning of the use of tobacco on the prison estate.

Throughout the roll out, the PGA have been briefed regularly on the progress of the project including details of the prisons which sit in each phase of the roll out.