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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 25 Apr 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"5. What assessment she has made of the effect of increasing the number of prison staff on the (a) safety of prison officers and (b) capacity of prison staff to spend more time directly engaging with and supervising prisoners. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 25 Apr 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"I thank my right hon. Friend for the extremely kind and generous comments at the beginning of her answer. I welcome the fact that, following the recognition that more staff are needed at Chelmsford prison, new staff are now being trained up. Does she know when those staff are likely …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Jan 2017
Prisons

"Will my right hon. Friend give way?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Jan 2017
Prisons

"The extra prison officers my right hon. Friend proposes to recruit are welcome, but I understand that it takes about nine months to fully train a new prison officer. As a short-term stopgap, would it not be sensible to relax the rules or give more powers to governors so that …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 Jan 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"Does my right hon. Friend accept that the greatest support that we can give to prison officers is to make sure that they have the correct levels of staffing in their prisons? Is she aware that there have been significant problems, highlighted by recent reports, in Chelmsford prison, which have …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Dec 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"However important it is to improve and enhance mental health care in our prisons, little will be achieved without continuity of care once prisoners leave prison. What is the Department doing, with the health service, to ensure that continuity of care is provided for prisoners from day one when they …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Nov 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"3. What steps she is taking to tackle bullying and drug abuse at HMP Chelmsford; and if she will make a statement. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Nov 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"I welcome that answer. It is crucial that more is done to eliminate bullying in the prison. On drug abuse, can the Secretary of State confirm whether sniffer dogs are being used on a regular basis on not only the prison inmates but all types of people entering and leaving …..."
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Written Question
Chelmsford Prison
Wednesday 7th September 2016

Asked by: Simon Burns (Conservative - Chelmsford)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she plans to take in response to the most recent HM Inspectorate of Prisons report on HMP Chelmsford; and if she will make a statement.

Answered by Sam Gyimah

HM Inspectorate of Prisons’ report on HMP Chelmsford was published on 16 August this year. We take all recommendations made by the Chief Inspector seriously and the prison is taking action to address the Chief Inspector’s findings. We will produce a detailed action plan within three months responding to all the recommendations in the report. The action plan will be published on the Inspectorate’s web site.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Dec 2015
Welfare Cap

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