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Debate between Douglas Ross and Rory Stewart
Tuesday 5th February 2019

(5 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Douglas Ross Portrait Douglas Ross (Moray) (Con)
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T2. Body-worn video cameras are available to every prison officer in England and Wales, but they are not routinely provided in Scotland. Will the Minister outline the benefits to both prisoners and officers of those cameras and encourage the Scottish Government to follow this Government’s lead?

Rory Stewart Portrait The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Rory Stewart)
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We often pay tribute to the Scottish Government, but I am proud to say that we are ahead of them on this. We have rolled out body-worn cameras, which are making an enormous difference to safety in prisons. We are also ahead of the Scottish Government in having fully smoke-free prisons. There is something, at least, that Scotland can learn from us.

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