Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 2 November 2026 to Question 39138 on Prisons: Islam, what was the cost of holding each of these services.
Answer
The cost of the religious service to mark the Muslim festival of Eid ul-Adha on 27 May at HMP Belmarsh, HMP Brixton and HMP Wandsworth forms part of a broader category of budgetary provision and cannot be disaggregated.
Verdict: AMBER (40/100)
The reply addresses the single part of the question, which concerned the cost of the Eid ul-Adha service at HMP Belmarsh, Brixton and Wandsworth. It identifies the service and states plainly that its cost cannot be separated from a broader budget category, so the refusal is clear and reasoned. However, it gives no cost figure or estimate, so the asker would likely need to follow up to get the substantive information they wanted.
How we got there
| Question item | Coverage | Specificity | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| What was the cost of holding each of the services identified in the Answer of 2 November 2026 to Question 39138 on Prisons: Islam? | Addressed | Direct | The reply names the Eid ul-Adha service at HMP Belmarsh, Brixton and Wandsworth and states that its cost cannot be separated from a broader budget category, which is a clear, stated reason for not giving a separate cost. It gives no figure, though, so this is a reasoned refusal rather than a substantive cost answer. |