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Lord Woodley
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Baroness Merron (Lab)
I can give that assurance to the right reverend Prelate, and I certainly agree about the particular needs of women in prisons. It is perhaps helpful to tell your Lordships’ House that new women’s health and well-being hubs will begin in all 12 female prisons from 1 April.
Lord Woodley (Lab)
My Lords, it is very well known that IPP sentences have broken the mental health of hundreds of prisoners. Does the Minister agree that it is the responsibility of the state to help fix the damage caused by these torture sentences, and that greater resources are needed for medical treatment for and support of IPP prisoners?
Baroness Merron (Lab)
I know that the Ministry of Justice is also looking at this, and my noble friend is certainly right to make that point.