Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Justice

Oral Answers to Questions

Crispin Blunt Excerpts
Tuesday 6th March 2018

(6 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Rory Stewart Portrait Rory Stewart
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The hon. Gentleman has made those points on a number of occasions. We are listening very carefully. Indeed, two members of our Department travelled to Port Talbot, to a very lively public meeting where those points were made repeatedly. We are listening very carefully to him.

Crispin Blunt Portrait Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con)
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Would there be an answer to the hon. Gentleman’s question on the industrial estate if any new prison fully incorporated the work of ONE3ONE Solutions, which was designed more than six years ago to increase the productive and commercial output of prisoners? The numbers given by the Justice Secretary just now suggest that we have not made much progress in the number of prisoners who are working. Will any new prison include ONE3ONE Solutions, and how are we getting on with prisoners working overall?

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Particularly if any prospect of their working is in Port Talbot, upon which the question is focused.