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Debate between Mike Penning and Susan Elan Jones
Tuesday 3rd November 2015
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Mike Penning
I pay tribute to the right hon. Lady, who has campaigned extensively on this issue over the years, but I must say to her that the problem did not suddenly arise five years ago. There were absconders before that, which is a fact that she forgot to mention. However, I am sure that the prisons Minister will be more than happy to meet her.
Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South) (Lab)
T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.