United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 119804
Prisons: Costs
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10 March 2026
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17 March 2026 · Answer
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17 March 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of trends in the cost of imprisonment in England and Wales.
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10 March 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of trends in the cost of imprisonment in England and Wales.
Source: Commons
17 March 2026
Answer
The cost of running prisons has generally increased over the past decade, with particularly sharp changes during the Covid-19 period. Analysis of the published Prison Unit Costs series shows that average running costs per place have risen by around 5% per...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-10/119804
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1889362
- uk · wq-1889362 · source updated 17 March 2026