John Howell
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John Howell (Henley) (Con)
How will the Minister ensure that the new governor has both the powers and the support to carry out the reform of the prison?
Rory Stewart
Again, this is a good challenge. It comes down to reasserting, in every way, both here in the House and through the management chain, that the governor is in charge, that we will give them the resources to get behind them and that we will support them in what they are doing. It is absolutely right to say that only with a properly empowered governor are we going to achieve that change.