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Prisons: Rodents

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 9 July 2025UIN 63736

The question

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 Sir Nicholas Dakin

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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