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Debate between Andrew Selous and Nic Dakin
Tuesday 3rd February 2015

(9 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Andrew Selous Portrait Andrew Selous
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I am not aware of any difference in the rates of detection between different prisons, but my hon. Friend is right to draw attention to this issue. We want to protect victims from being terrorised by prisoners from within prisons, and we also want to stop prisoners carrying on organising crimes from within prisons. That is why we take this issue so seriously. We are using blockers and we are now disconnecting. We will continue to focus on the matter.

Nic Dakin Portrait Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab)
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T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.