Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Annual Report 2015 on HM Prison Pentonville, published by the Independent Monitoring Board in July 2016, what progress her Department has made on the replacement of (a) the worst 100 windows by the end of 2016 and (b) every cell window by September 2017.

The window replacement programme at HMP Pentonville is underway and is making good progress. The Secretary of State has spoken with the Governor about the programme to ensure that the appropriate support is being provided, and the plan is being reviewed in order to accelerate progress.

The recently published White Paper on prison reform announced a major shake-up of the prison system with 2,500 extra prison officers and new security measures to tackle drones, phones and drugs and help make prisons places of safety and reform.