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Prisoners: Learning Disability

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 3 February 2026UIN 109101

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people with a learning disability have (i) entered and (ii) exited the prison population in each of the last ten years.

Answered by Jake Richards

The information requested is not held within the Ministry of Justice.

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