Barry Sheerman
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Tuesday 14th June 2016
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(8 years, 6 months ago)
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Andrew Selous
Yes, I am very pleased to be able to do exactly that. For that excellent centre to succeed, we need far more employers to step up to the plate and make a commitment to training and hiring ex-offenders.
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (Lab/Co-op)
21. Is the Minister aware that there have been some excellent examples of major companies taking on prisoners and training them while they are still in prison? I think in particular of British Gas, which had a wonderful programme in Reading jail. Are there partnerships that we are currently encouraging?