Derek Thomas
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(7 years, 10 months ago)
Commons ChamberContributions to topical questions must be brief, whether from the Back Benches or the Front. There is a lot to get through and not much time in which to do so.
I thank my hon. Friend for that question. Some of the problems in society are magnified in our prisons. As the Prime Minister said, if we are going to have a country that works for everyone, prison reform is very much a part of that, including on literacy, training, work in prisons and employment opportunities when people are released.