"Can the Minister assure me that there will be much greater use of women’s centres, which provide an important alternative to custody for vulnerable female offenders? These centres have suffered during the experiment of part-privatisation. What can be done to ensure that they are returned to full capacity and that …..." Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill - View Speech
"My Lords, I welcome the Bill and am sorry that I was unable to speak at Second Reading. I pay tribute to the ground-breaking work done by my colleague in the other place, Conor McGinn, following the campaign by Marie McCourt, the mother of Helen, who was tragically murdered and …..." Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill - View Speech
"My Lords, the Government must act now and release women in mother and baby units, and pregnant prisoners.
We know how urgent it is to reduce the overcrowded prison population during this pandemic, to prevent the deaths of inmates and staff. Already, 13 inmates and four prison officers have, sadly, …..." Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill - View Speech