Debates between Victoria Atkins and Luke Pollard during the 2019-2024 Parliament

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Debate between Victoria Atkins and Luke Pollard
Tuesday 8th February 2022

(2 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Victoria Atkins Portrait Victoria Atkins
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The hon. Gentleman talks about an issue on which there is agreement across the House. I do not think that anyone in the House wants to see our brave prison officers hurt or put at risk in their place of work. That is completely unacceptable, which is why I was nodding along through his comments on his Bill. I recognise many of the points that he rightly made in presenting his ten-minute rule motion. We note, however, that Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service and private prison providers are already subject to statutory duties to protect staff and prisoners from violence. We have committed to further work to improve the safety of everybody behind prison walls through our prisons strategy White Paper, including—I am delighted to say—by March this year, the completion of our £100 million security investment programme to root out the drugs, phones and other illicit items that can play such a terrible role in the safety of our prisons.

Luke Pollard Portrait Luke Pollard  (Plymouth,  Sutton  and Devonport) (Lab/Co-op)
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T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.