Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prison estate surveys were completed in (a) 2022 and (b) 2023.
Fieldwork for the surveys was completed at 43 prison sites (38% of the total) in 2022, with quality-assured reports delivered for 17 sites (15%). Fieldwork at a further 71 sites (62%) has been carried out during 2023, with 79 (69%) final reports delivered so far. The 18 (16%) outstanding final reports are due by the end of December.