Monday 22nd October 2018

(5 years, 5 months ago)

Ministerial Corrections
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The following is an extract from oral questions to the Secretary of State for Justice on 9 October 2018.
Ed Davey Portrait Sir Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton) (LD)
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I am glad that the Minister prefers sport to chain gangs, but can he tell the House when the use of sport for prisoner rehabilitation will be the norm, rather than the exception?

Edward Argar Portrait Edward Argar
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The right hon. Gentleman is right to highlight again the importance of sport. The report published by Professor Meek in the summer, of which we have accepted 53 of the 54 recommendations, sets out a clear direction of travel—that is, alongside education and developing skills, and provisions for mental and physical health, sport plays a key role for prisoners in the rehabilitative process.

[Official Report, 9 October 2018, Vol. 647, c. 11-12.]

Letter of correction from the Under-Secretary of State for Justice, the hon. Member for Charnwood (Edward Argar):

An error has been identified in the response that I gave to the right hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Sir Edward Davey).

The correct response should have been: