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Prisons: Mental Health Services

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 14 January 2026UIN 103266

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with counterparts in Northern Ireland on access to mental health support in prisons at all times.

Answered by Jake Richards

Neither I, nor my ministerial colleagues have had any recent discussions with counterparts in Northern Ireland on access to mental health support in prisons.

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