PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(8 September 2026)

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners held in Welsh prisons were recorded as Welsh speaking at the end of (a) March, (b) June, (c) September and (d) December 2025, by prison in Wales.

Asked by:
Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru)

The following tables provide a breakdown of the numbers of prisoners in Wales who had Welsh language recorded as their preferred spoken language or Welsh language recorded as a second spoken language during the time periods specified.

~ denotes suppressed values of 2 or fewer. Low numbers are suppressed to prevent disclosure in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018.

Preferred language:

	March 25	June 25	Sept 25	Dec 25
HMP USK	3	3	3	3
HMP PRESCOED	~	~	~	~
HMP CARDIFF	~	~	~	0
HMP BERWYN	53	53	56	53
HMP PARC	6	6	5	5
HMP SWANSEA	~	~	~	~

Second language:

	March 25	June 25	Sept 25	Dec 25
HMP USK	19	17	15	15
HMP PRESCOED	~	~	~	~
HMP CARDIFF	22	19	25	23
HMP BERWYN	59	51	66	80
HMP PARC	47	31	45	43
HMP SWANSEA	18	15	18	22

This data is reflective of improved Welsh language prisoner breakdowns, with annual summaries planned for publishing in HMPPS’ next Welsh Language Scheme Annual Monitoring Report in October 2026.

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