Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Justice

Oral Answers to Questions

John Slinger Excerpts
Tuesday 8th July 2025

(1 day, 19 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Shabana Mahmood Portrait Shabana Mahmood
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The regulation of websites and content falls either within Home Office responsibilities for criminal law or with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and I will happily pick up with them the detail around the regulatory issues that are raised by that case.

John Slinger Portrait John Slinger (Rugby) (Lab)
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When I visited HMP Onley, the nearest prison to my constituency, I had the great privilege to be given a tour by the governor, Mark Allen and to see the excellent work of the staff. I wonder whether the Secretary of State would comment on the importance of offerings by organisations and companies such as Greene King which provide cafés and restaurants so that prisoners can be rehabilitated while they are in prison.

Nicholas Dakin Portrait Sir Nicholas Dakin
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Greene King does outstanding work, as do other organisations in our prison service. They are important partners in delivering better justice.