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Tuesday , September 29 2026

HMP Parc will not be nationalised, says minister

The UK government has rejected calls to take over the running of HMP Parc in south Wales from private firm G4S.

Nine prisoners have died at the Bridgend prison, including four linked to substance misuse.

UK Prisons Minister Edward Argar told MPs on the Commons Welsh Affairs Committee that the facility is “well-run”.

Meanwhile a minister for the Welsh government, which is responsible for prison healthcare, said both governments, at either end of the M4, will have lessons to learn from investigations into the deaths.

Earlier this week the Commons heard claims that staff had smuggled drugs into the prison.

The prison has said that the vast majority of its staff are honest.

On Wednesday Labour MP for Cynon Valley, Beth Winter, said MPs had been told of a “crisis” in the prison in terms of staffing and management.

She said there were “systemic issues” and G4S had a “track record” of “failings”.


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