Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page 5 of the report of HM Chief Inspector of Prisons on the unannounced inspection of HMP Durham, published in February 2019, to which prison the modern scanning equipment that staff in HMP Durham noted had been promised was diverted to.
We are taking decisive steps to improve prison security across England and Wales, by investing in additional staff and new technology to prevent, find and seize drugs and other illicit items.
I am pleased therefore to confirm that HMP Durham will shortly be in receipt of a new body scanner. The scanner referred to by the Honourable Member was diverted to HMP Nottingham.