Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to open the healthcare centre at HMP Wandsworth.

The healthcare unit is expected to open in the coming weeks, once a number of IT hardware issues and telephony have been resolved. Its delay in opening is due to supply chain issues which we are working to expediate.

The cost to the public purse of this delay is being evaluated and cannot be confirmed at present.

The refurbishment of healthcare facilities at HMP Wandsworth is part of the wider decisive action we are taking to improve safety and conditions at the prison, including boosting staffing levels and investing millions into upgrades such as rolling out new CCTV, installing new windows and repairing roofs.