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HANSARD Recalled Offenders: Sentencing LimitsI have carefully gone through the exclusions from this measure, and emphasised the importance of good professional bodies continuing to apply proper risk assessments. When risk…15 May 2025HANSARD Recalled Offenders: Sentencing LimitsMy hon. Friend makes a good point, and the House will have heard it.15 May 2025HANSARD Recalled Offenders: Sentencing LimitsMy hon. Friend points out the actions that we must take to address the challenges that we face in the system, and to make the system work better for victims and protect the public.15 May 2025HANSARDProtection of Prison StaffI agree with the right hon. Member that this needs to be looked at as quickly as possible. This summer, an operational trial on Tasers will be launched, involving specialised…12 May 2025HANSARDProtection of Prison StaffMy hon. Friend raises a question about prison maintenance; that is always under review. Contracts were in place when this Government came into office that needed to be taken…12 May 2025HANSARDProtection of Prison StaffThe right hon. Member is right to say that anything that happens should be dealt with immediately by the prison authorities, and that is exactly what is happening. That is why…12 May 2025HANSARDProtection of Prison StaffI am very happy to continue to work with the Prison Officers Association and other staff associations working in the prison sector to try to address the issues that my right hon.…12 May 2025HANSARDProtection of Prison StaffMy hon. Friend is right to point that out. A violence reduction training module is available to all staff to help them better understand the drivers of violence and how to…12 May 2025HANSARDProtection of Prison StaffI thank the hon. Member for his question and for meeting me earlier in this Parliament to discuss these issues. Yes, these things rightly need to be kept under review, and the…12 May 2025HANSARDProtection of Prison StaffMy hon. Friend is completely right to say that prison overcrowding makes addressing these issues far more difficult. That is why the Government have pledged to continue building…12 May 2025HANSARDProtection of Prison StaffI agree wholeheartedly that the safety and security of our prison staff must always come first and foremost. To address the other part of the hon. Member’s question, I have…12 May 2025HANSARDProtection of Prison StaffIt is crucial that prison officers are equipped with the right protective equipment to do their job safely and securely. The purpose of these reviews is to ensure that we get that…12 May 2025HANSARDProtection of Prison StaffWhere an assessment is needed for stab-proof vests now, they can be deployed, but following the recent incident at HMP Frankland, HMPPS has commissioned a review to establish…12 May 2025HANSARDProtection of Prison StaffI am happy to meet those unions and the right hon. Member on the charter. Obviously, until we see the charter, it is difficult to know where things are going on that, but I am…12 May 2025HANSARDProtection of Prison StaffLet me say straightaway that access to kitchens has been immediately withdrawn. A review of equipment is taking place. The point that my hon. Friend makes about the intelligence…12 May 2025HANSARDProtection of Prison StaffMy hon. Friend makes a good point about the way in which the Government immediately recognised the need for an uplift in pay, in line with the independent pay report, and took…12 May 2025HANSARDProtection of Prison StaffI can certainly commit to ensuring that that is raised at the five nations forum. The hon. Gentleman raises a sensitive and serious issue that needs to be addressed in the right…12 May 2025HANSARDProtection of Prison StaffI congratulate that prison officer for the award he got and the work he did. The Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 requires courts to consider the fact that…12 May 2025HANSARDProtection of Prison StaffImmediately after the incident at HMP Frankland, the Lord Chancellor, the Prisons Minister in the other place and I met the Prison Officers Association. That was a significant…12 May 2025HANSARDProtection of Prison StaffThe individual to whom the hon. Gentleman refers is part of a police investigation at the moment, so it would be inappropriate for me to comment on that. He makes a good point…12 May 2025