Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Rory Stewart and Karen Buck

Tuesday 18th December 2018 Commons Chamber

[Rory Stewart]

As I have said on a number of occasions, this is not fundamentally about private and public: there are good private prisons and good public prisons, and there are bad private prisons and bad public prisons. But I will give this assurance: unless G4S can demonstrate that it can take back that prison and run it both well and sustainably, we will not be returning the prison to G4S.

[Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North) (Lab)]

12. What assessment he has made of the prevalence of legal advice deserts.