Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Shabana Mahmood and John Bercow

Tuesday 5th September 2017 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Order. I am afraid that we are well out of time, but we will hear Shabana Mahmood.

[Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood) (Lab)]

The Minister will be aware of the serious disorder at HMP Birmingham in my constituency on Sunday, which follows the very serious riot in December 2016 and serious incidents at other prisons across the country over the summer months. Clearly our prisons are in absolute crisis. Is it not time that we had an independent inquiry into the state of our prisons?