Debates between Damian Hinds and Chris Philp during the 2019-2024 Parliament

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Damian Hinds and Chris Philp
Tuesday 16th March 2021

(3 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Chris Philp Portrait Chris Philp
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I understand that Scotland has the highest rate of imprisonment of any country in western Europe, so I find the question slightly surprising. However, we do accept that, particularly for less serious offences, community sentences have a role to play in rehabilitating. That is why we are keen to expedite the roll-out of community sentence treatment requirements, whereby if someone has a mental health problem, a drug addiction problem or an alcohol problem, we treat that as a health problem as an alternative to short custody. That is being rolled out.

Damian Hinds Portrait Damian Hinds (East Hampshire) (Con)
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What plans he has to reduce the rate of reoffending.