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	date	29/02/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Dartmoor Prison: Radon Gas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Board at HMP Dartmoor, published in December 2023, what was the result of the radon inspection at HMP Dartmoor in 2020; and what steps were taken after this inspection.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	16372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p>HMPPS is continually investing in the prison estate to ensure that prisons remain safe, decent, and secure. Our investment each year ensures that all prisons will remain operational.</p><p>This includes the continuing programme to improve fire safety across the estate, as per our commitment to the Crown Premises Fire Safety Inspectorate to make all accommodation compliant by the end of 2027, major upgrades to security and investment in safety and decency across all prisons.</p><p>Radon occurs naturally in various parts of the UK including Dartmoor, and we monitor for its presence in accordance with HSE guidelines. Elevated radon readings were found at Dartmoor in 2020 in subterranean areas adjacent to the kitchen and workshops. Temporary mitigations have been in place at Dartmoor in those areas since 2022 following advice from specialist contractors, pending permanent mitigations that are near completion. Further specialist advice has been commissioned following the recent identification of elevated radon levels in some accommodation areas of the prison. We are closely monitoring radon levels on site and taking appropriate steps to ensure the safety of staff and prisoners.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 16369 16371 question first answered 06/03/2024 15:43:26 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1692778

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Dartmoor Prison: Radon Gas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department was first aware of the suspected presence of Radon Gas in HMP Dartmoor.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	16371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p>HMPPS is continually investing in the prison estate to ensure that prisons remain safe, decent, and secure. Our investment each year ensures that all prisons will remain operational.</p><p>This includes the continuing programme to improve fire safety across the estate, as per our commitment to the Crown Premises Fire Safety Inspectorate to make all accommodation compliant by the end of 2027, major upgrades to security and investment in safety and decency across all prisons.</p><p>Radon occurs naturally in various parts of the UK including Dartmoor, and we monitor for its presence in accordance with HSE guidelines. Elevated radon readings were found at Dartmoor in 2020 in subterranean areas adjacent to the kitchen and workshops. Temporary mitigations have been in place at Dartmoor in those areas since 2022 following advice from specialist contractors, pending permanent mitigations that are near completion. Further specialist advice has been commissioned following the recent identification of elevated radon levels in some accommodation areas of the prison. We are closely monitoring radon levels on site and taking appropriate steps to ensure the safety of staff and prisoners.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 16369 16372 question first answered 06/03/2024 15:43:26 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury