Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer of Lord Bellamy on 28 November (HL272), whether the figure quoted, of 18 deaths among those serving imprisonment for public protection sentences in secure hospitals up to 31 December 2022, is included within the overall figures of deaths of IPP prisoners published by the HM Prison and Probation Service for the same period.

HMPPS publishes quarterly Safety in Custody statistics which cover deaths, self-harm and assaults in prison custody, in England and Wales. These published statistics do not include the death of those in secure mental health facilities.

I also refer the noble Lord to the answer I gave to question HL273 on 28 November 2023, which can be found via the following link: Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament.