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Health Services: HMP/YOI Downview

Asked by Rebecca PaulConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 28 August 2025UIN 63907

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the average cost of healthcare was for (a) male prisoners and (b) female prisoners in HMP Downview in the last 12 months.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

HMP Downview is a women’s prison. The average cost of healthcare per female prisoner at HMP Downview for 2024/25 was £11,765.

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