All 1 Debates between Baroness Barran and Lord Selkirk of Douglas

Prison: Support for Dependent Children

Debate between Baroness Barran and Lord Selkirk of Douglas
Tuesday 18th July 2023

(9 months, 2 weeks ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Barran Portrait Baroness Barran (Con)
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The Government have sought to explain just how seriously they take the safety and well-being of those children. Being complicit in some way with people traffickers is not the way we plan to do it.

Lord Selkirk of Douglas Portrait Lord Selkirk of Douglas (Con)
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Will the Minister accept that in some places in the United Kingdom where there have been a lot of problems, drugs are an element that needs to be dealt with thoroughly?

Baroness Barran Portrait Baroness Barran (Con)
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A lot of women in prison have substance use issues. That is why we are doing work in those settings to make sure that they get the therapeutic and, if necessary, addiction services they need.