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Prisoners: Hunger Strikes

Asked by Zarah SultanaYour PartyMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 22 January 2026UIN 105819

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hunger strikes in prisons lasted for over 40 days in (a) 2021, (b) 2022, (c) 2023, (d) 2024 and 2025.

Answered by Jake Richards

None of the requested data are centrally collated. They could not be obtained without incurring disproportionate cost.

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