Prison Estate: Safety

Part of Justice – in the House of Commons at on 3 February 2026.

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Photo of David Lammy David Lammy Deputy Prime Minister, The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The hon. Gentleman will know that we inherited a prison capacity crisis with violence up and drugs up in our prisons. Because of that, we have invested particularly in X-ray machines and extra prison officers to try to bear down on the problem. We are looking right across the estate at what more we can do to reduce drug use. I spoke to prison officers about it when I visited Frankland prison last week. I am looking closely at how the lowest categories of prisons deal with drugs.