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Prisoners: Hunger Strikes

Asked by Siân BerryGreen PartyMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 27 January 2026UIN 106824

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to hold discussions with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on his comments of December 2025 on the treatment of hunger-striking prisoners.

Answered by Jake Richards

No discussions are planned. We are confident that the measures in place to ensure proper care for prisoners who refuse food are in accordance with the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners.

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