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Asked by Mr Gregory CampbellDemocratic Unionist PartyMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 28 April 2026UIN 128643

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to respond to the Ipsos MORI research project on the retributive benefit of prison before summer recess 2026.

Answered by Jake Richards

The Department is working to start an academic Peer Review of the Ipsos Mori Retribution survey ahead of publication to ensure it is analytically robust and the results are interpreted correctly. The process will begin in Summer this year.

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