"Is the Minister aware of whether any of the people involved in the original wrongdoing are still associated with the company?..." Alex Burghart - View Speech
"9. What steps his Department is taking to work with (a) local authorities and (b) Police and Crime Commissioners in the management of offenders. ..." Alex Burghart - View Speech
"Will the Secretary of State commit to exploring co-commissioning so that probation can leverage in wider funding and serve common needs?..." Alex Burghart - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for that advice. Drones are undermining the effectiveness of a number of our prisons. Does he agree that on top of what he suggests, we should be working with the manufacturers of drones, to ensure that they are helping to keep criminals under control?..." Alex Burghart - View Speech
"On Friday, we had an important debate in this House about telephony in prisons. On the back of that debate, will the Minister set out what more we are doing to tackle drugs in prisons?..." Alex Burghart - View Speech
"It is a great pleasure to talk on this Bill, which I fully support. This issue first came to my attention when I was working at the Centre for Social Justice, where I was director of policy from 2012 to 2016. We wrote a report while I was there called …..." Alex Burghart - View Speech
"Edible books! That is extraordinary. I have not heard that example before.
There are many ingenious ways of bringing drugs into prisons, and we know how extraordinarily disruptive they are to prisoners’ lives. A large number of people take drugs for the first time in prison, and the amount of …..." Alex Burghart - View Speech
"On families staying in touch when a family member is behind bars, does my hon. Friend agree that it is extremely important to maintain personal, physical contact? Being able to make weekly or daily calls is great, but it is hugely important for people to spend physical time with their …..." Alex Burghart - View Speech
"My hon. Friend is making an extremely powerful speech. May I raise a practical point? I imagine that people living or working near prisons may fear that this change will reduce the quality of the signals in their houses or businesses. What reassurances can my hon. Friend give?..." Alex Burghart - View Speech