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HMP Dartmoor: Radon Gas |
| Question ID: |
1817915 |
| UIN: |
63888 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-30 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5111 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Martin Wrigley
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| Asking Member handle: |
MartinWrigley
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@MartinWrigley
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to tackle the levels of radon gas at HMP Dartmoor. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-08 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4056 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Sir Nicholas Dakin
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Sir Nicholas Dakin
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| Answer text: |
Elevated radon readings were first found at Dartmoor in 2020. HMPPS has been monitoring radon levels to manage exposure to prisoners and staff. Dartmoor has been temporarily closed since August 2024 after monitoring results were higher than expected. We a... |
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| Answering body ID: |
54 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Justice |
| Tweeted: |
true |