Lord Hughes of Woodside
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(6 years, 5 months ago)
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Baroness Sugg
My Lords, we will be looking to expand police powers in the Bill. I am of course aware of the issue of smuggling illegal substances into prison and obviously, the Ministry of Justice is determined to tackle this. It announced a £2 million investment to ensure that every prison has access to mobile phone detectors and is working with Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service to ensure that it is analysing drone use and acting on it.
Lord Hughes of Woodside (Lab)
My Lords, the noble Baroness has twice said that she would reply to noble Lords who have asked questions. Would she go further and make a statement when she has made up her mind, or put a copy of her reply in the Library?
Baroness Sugg
I shall make sure that a copy of my answers is put in the Library.