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Ministry of Justice: Press Conferences

Asked by Robert JenrickReform UKMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 22 May 2025UIN 53057

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason the interim Permanent Secretary spoke at the televised Ministerial press conference on prisons of 14 May 2025.

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin

The interim Permanent Secretary attended the televised press conference on 14 May to provide a factual update on prison capacity.

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