Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will conduct an audit of the quality of physical infrastructure in the youth secure estate.

Departments have been asked to report on the current picture of suspected and confirmed RAAC in their estates as soon as possible. This will be updated on a regular basis as new buildings are identified and surveying and remediation are carried out.

We are currently undertaking an estate-wide programme of condition surveys of public sector prisons, including the youth secure estate. This will give us a detailed and up-to-date picture of the fabric condition and resilience of our asset base at each site.