Prisons: Safety and Security

Baroness Sharples Excerpts

Wednesday 21st December 2016 Lords Chamber

[Lord Keen of Elie]

Both Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons and the independent monitoring board reports reflect the challenges that have built up in our prisons and prison estate over many years. In respect of that, we have now announced a comprehensive programme of reform.

[Baroness Sharples (Con)]

How many writers in residence are there in prisons?

[Lord Keen of Elie]

My Lords, I am not able to answer that question immediately but I will undertake to write to my noble friend with the relevant figure.