Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Tracey Crouch and Jeremy Wright

Tuesday 21st May 2013 Commons Chamber

[Jeremy Wright]

The hon. Lady is absolutely right that that is a significant problem among young offenders both inside and outside custody. She may know that the comprehensive health assessment tool is currently used to identify those problems as early as we can, so that we can do something about them. As she knows, we believe that it is important to have a greater focus on education for all young offenders in how we structure the secure custodial estate for young offenders, and we are looking at that carefully having just closed a consultation on it.

[Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford) (Con)]

Will the Secretary of State update the House on progress towards criminalising squatting in commercial premises?