Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of installing medical facilities at HMP Berwyn to reduce the pressure on local NHS providers.

A full range of health and wellbeing services are available to the men at HMP Berwyn including primary care services, mental health and learning disability services, and services for men with a need for substance misuse services.

These services are housed in purpose built facility and are staffed by a variety of health and wellbeing professionals.

Health is devolved in Wales.

Welsh Government, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and the HMP Berwyn project team have worked closely together to assess the potential impact of HMP Berwyn on local health services, including emergency services. A full health needs assessment was carried out in the early stages of the development of the prison and models of care were developed from this, with the aim of reducing the local health impact as far as possible.