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Baroness Evans of Bowes Park Excerpts
Wednesday 22nd February 2017

(7 years, 8 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Evans of Bowes Park Portrait The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Evans of Bowes Park) (Con)
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My Lords, we will hear from the Labour Benches and then the Liberal Democrats.

Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall Portrait Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall
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My Lords, can the Minister tell the House how long prison officers are trained for and what are the core skills and competences which they are expected to have at the end of that training?