Written question asked by Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru) on Thursday, 9 June 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 June 2022 (named day). It was answered by Victoria Atkins (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 June 2022 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Prisoners: Coronavirus

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases of covid-19 have been recorded among inmates at each prison in Wales in each month since 1 October 2021.

Answer

The information requested is shown in the table below.

Number of prisoners tested positive for COVID-19 at each prison in Wales each month from 1 October 2021.
Values of 1 and 2 are confidential (c) to prevent disclosure of individuals. As of 30th April 2022:
Prison	Oct21	Nov21	Dec21	Jan22	Feb22	Mar22	Apr22
Berwyn	4	(c)	87	145	47	15	28
Cardiff	48	14	17	238	34	76	72
Parc	15	50	129	132	108	52	15
Swansea	3	3	57	19	7	83	26
Usk/Prescoed	(c)	3	3	23	4	15	113

Secondary information