Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish the report of the Independent investigation into HMP Wandsworth escape, announced on 15 September 2023.

In September, the Lord Chancellor appointed Keith Bristow QPM to conduct an independent investigation into Daniel Khalife’s alleged escape from HMP Wandsworth. Public protection is of the utmost importance and the investigation was asked to identify shortcomings and ensure lessons are learned to help prevent incidents of this nature occurring again in future. Mr Bristow has submitted his findings and recommendations. We are considering these carefully and will update Parliament in due course, taking into account the ongoing criminal proceedings.