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Prisons: Television

Asked by Mr Toby PerkinsLabourMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 27 June 2025UIN 61125

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost to prisoners is of the provision of television access in prison cells.

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin

The cost per prisoner in establishments in the adult estate is 50 pence per week if the prisoner is sharing a cell, and £1 per week for prisoners in a single cell.

Children and young people in the youth secure estate are not charged for use of televisions.

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