Prisons: Rodents

(asked on 30th June 2025) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisons have rats: and what steps she taking to tackle this.


Answered by
Nicholas Dakin Portrait
Nicholas Dakin
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
This question was answered on 9th July 2025

This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) has specialist contractors to tackle any rodent activity, when it occurs.

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