Electronic Monitoring of Offenders Debate
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Lord Bellingham
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Electronic Monitoring of Offenders
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Lord Lemos (Lab)
I am sure that my noble friend—my good friend—will understand that I do not want to comment on the negotiations that are under way, but I will say this: the staff of HMPPS have risen to challenges that many of us would find impossible. I pay tribute to them and they deserve credit. As we ask more and more of them, we will of course work with them to ensure that they are motivated and properly rewarded.
Lord Bellingham (Con)
My Lords, can the Minister tell the House how many of the 5,000-plus prisoners released have reoffended since this scheme started in its latest format?
Lord Lemos (Lab)
The figures on tagging, as I have said, will be released in the normal way. We publish stats on reoffending and will continue to do so.