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Debate between Crispin Blunt and Jeremy Lefroy(13 years, 1 month ago)
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Mr Blunt
I think that the hon. Gentleman might be confusing what happens in the adult estate and in the youth estate. However, his substantive point stands and I accept it. I am happy to talk to the Royal College, because I accept that communication is an extremely important tool in addressing offending behaviour. In many cases, a lack of communication skills leads to offending in the first place and, if it is not addressed, leads to reoffending.
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con)
T5. When I was a member of the independent monitoring board of a young offenders institution, I was often concerned about the underuse of the sports facilities on site. The reason that was sometimes given was that there were stringent rules on who could supervise them. Will the Minister consider those restrictions so that there is more sport and less television watching?
Oral Answers to Questions
Debate between Crispin Blunt and Jeremy Lefroy(13 years, 2 months ago)
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Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con)
5. What steps he is taking to ensure that prisoners gain the skills and experience required to find work after leaving prison.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Crispin Blunt)
With the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, the Ministry of Justice is undertaking a review of offender learning, which includes how best to provide learning that will improve prisoners’ employability. The Green Paper, “Breaking the Cycle: Effective Punishment, Rehabilitation and Sentencing of Offenders”, sets out our intention to make prisons places where many more prisoners work and gain employment experience.
Jeremy Lefroy
I welcome the Government’s emphasis on rehabilitation. Up and down the country, including in Staffordshire, many organisations work very hard and very effectively—and cheaply—on that. Will the Minister agree to meet me and colleagues from Staffordshire to discuss how we can continue to support such organisations?