Prisons: Smoking

(asked on 18th October 2017) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for a roll-out of a smoking ban in prisons.


Answered by
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Lord Keen of Elie
This question was answered on 1st November 2017

There are now 66 prisons smoke free.

The phased rollout now underway will reduce the risk to staff and prisoners of exposure to second hand smoke, whilst maintaining the safety and security of our prisons.

In every case, the decision on when to go smoke free is only taken after careful planning and preparation. The final decision is taken when each prison has met stringent checks to ensure that it is appropriate to do so and all necessary healthcare support is available to help prisoners give up smoking.

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