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Debate between Emma Dent Coad and Robert Buckland
Thursday 11th July 2019

(5 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Robert Buckland Portrait Robert Buckland
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I am grateful to the hon. Lady for raising that important point. As I have said, the roll out of the new POWER scheme is going to be very important in terms of giving prison officers the tools they need to help support women with mental health needs. I do think that our overall strategy is now translating into real change, with the key worker scheme allowing prison officers to work with individual prisoners to identify their needs, so there is progress, but I accept that much more needs to be done.

Emma Dent Coad Portrait Emma Dent Coad (Kensington) (Lab)
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6. Whether her Department is supporting the Home Office internal investigation into the causes of the Windrush scandal; and if she will make a statement.