Prison Safety and Reform Debate

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Department: Ministry of Justice

Prison Safety and Reform

Tom Pursglove Excerpts
Thursday 3rd November 2016

(7 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Elizabeth Truss Portrait Elizabeth Truss
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We are going to ensure that there are enough prison places for those whom the courts are sentencing. That is our duty as a Government, but I also want to ensure that those prisons have safe, decent conditions and that they are places of discipline, hard work and self-improvement so that we can reduce the chances of those burglars burgling again.

Tom Pursglove Portrait Tom Pursglove (Corby) (Con)
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Corby and east Northamptonshire residents will wholeheartedly welcome the reinstatement of Wellingborough prison on the existing site. As a former local councillor, I can tell the Secretary of State that this is very good news for local people. I also commend my hon. Friend the Member for Wellingborough (Mr Bone) for his persistent efforts. Will the Secretary of State make my constituents even happier by promising to keep the use of British steel at the forefront of her mind when having discussions about these projects?

Elizabeth Truss Portrait Elizabeth Truss
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I congratulate my hon. Friend on his championing of British steel, and I shall look closely at his suggestion.