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HANSARDPrison Media BillI put on record my gratitude to my hon. Friend for her Bill; to right hon. and hon. Members on this Committee; to you, Sir Robert; to the Clerk, who has helped steer the Bill…22 May 2024HANSARDPrison Safety: Wet-shave RazorsSafety in prisons continues to be of paramount importance, and we remain committed to tackling violence against both staff and prisoners. When the Government launched the Prisons…21 May 2024HANSARDCommunity and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) BillI think there are two points there. There is an opportunity to work with probation to give clarity, but I would hesitate to stray into the territory of “should” for a sentencer,…15 May 2024HANSARDCommunity and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) BillIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Rosindell. I will endeavour not to detain the Committee too long, but I want to add my wholehearted support for this Bill introduced…15 May 2024HANSARDCommunity and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) BillI thank the hon. Member for Newport West and hon. and right hon. Members on both sides of the Committee. I thank you, Mr Rosindell, for chairing proceedings today, the officials…15 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady is right to highlight the work of probation. I put on record—as I know my shadow would and I know she would—our gratitude to all those who work in our probation…14 May 2024HANSARDPrisons: Illegal DrugsThe hon. Lady made a number of points. In terms of tackling drugs, in Parc we have X-ray body scanners and the Rapiscan system, and we have handheld devices being rolled out. In…14 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsNo, I do not accept the premise of the hon. Gentleman’s question, which may not surprise him. In respect of Bedford Prison, which he and I have spoken about, we continue to put…14 May 2024HANSARDChildren and Young People: ReoffendingI am grateful to the hon. Lady not just for her question, but for her kind invitation to visit Nottingham Playhouse—it is just up the road from my constituency in Leicestershire,…14 May 2024HANSARDParc PrisonI am grateful to the hon. Lady again for her question. The provision of mental health support is absolutely vital; it is obviously something that needs to be done hand in hand and…14 May 2024HANSARDChildren and Young People: ReoffendingOver the 10 years to 2022, proven reoffending rates, cautions and convictions for children and young people have fallen from 40.4% to 32.2%. Although there has been a slight…14 May 2024HANSARDPrisons: Illegal DrugsThe Government take a zero-tolerance approach to drugs in prison, as is reflected in our policy approach, which has seen £100 million-worth of investment into measures to tackle…14 May 2024HANSARDParc PrisonI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her question and also for her typically measured and sensitive contribution to yesterday’s urgent question on this issue. Ensuring our prisons…14 May 2024HANSARDParc PrisonI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for her dexterity in asking her question. She makes a very important point in paying tribute to the work that has been done at Chelmsford…14 May 2024HANSARDPrisons: Illegal DrugsBefore turning to the substance of the hon. Lady’s question, may I take this opportunity to wish her a happy birthday? [Hon. Members: “Hear, hear.”] It is important to remember…14 May 2024HANSARDParc PrisonAs I set out earlier, although I consider assault rates still to be too high, they are lower than they were in 2015-16 and similar years. It is clear that any assault on a member…13 May 2024HANSARDParc PrisonI am grateful to the shadow Minister for her question. If it is helpful, I will write to her in the same terms that I have written to the hon. Member for Ogmore (Chris Elmore), to…13 May 2024HANSARDParc PrisonI can offer the hon. Lady reassurance that the regime for time out of cell at Parc is one of the most effective in the prison system, with extensive periods out of cell being…13 May 2024HANSARDParc PrisonI am grateful to the hon. Lady for articulating the understandable concerns of parents, family and others in a typically sensitive and measured way. It is right that those voices…13 May 2024HANSARDParc PrisonMy right hon. Friend raises an extremely important matter. The reality, as he will know, is that the overwhelming majority of staff who work in HMPPS do so honestly and with good…13 May 2024