Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Helen Whately and Phillip Lee

Tuesday 5th June 2018 Commons Chamber

[Helen Whately (Faversham and Mid Kent) (Con)]

“This prison gives you the chance to reassess and rebuild your life.” Those are the words of one of the women at East Sutton Park Prison in my constituency. I thank the Under-Secretary of State for Justice, my hon. Friend the Member for Bracknell (Dr Lee), who is responsible for female offenders, for his recent visit to the prison. Will he do all that he can to secure the future of that prison, so that it can continue its good work in preparing female offenders for life after prison?

[Dr Phillip Lee]

Yes, I was very impressed by East Sutton Park. I have now visited virtually every women’s prison in the country, and the response from the women themselves is what I took away from that visit. They had a hope for the future that I had not encountered very much elsewhere. I will be doing my best to go into bat for East Sutton Park.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Helen Whately and Phillip Lee

Tuesday 5th December 2017 Commons Chamber

[Helen Whately (Faversham and Mid Kent) (Con)]

15. What steps he is taking to improve the management of female offenders in the criminal justice system.

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Dr Phillip Lee)]

We are investing over £1 million between 2016 and 2020 to support local areas in developing multi-agency approaches to female offenders. We also developing a strategy for female offenders to improve outcomes for women in the community and in custody.

[Helen Whately]

East Sutton Park Prison in my constituency does a fantastic job in helping women offenders prepare for life after prison, and I look forward to welcoming my hon. Friend to the prison in the new year. What are he and the Government doing to help women across the country prepare to make a fresh start on leaving prison?

[Dr Lee]

I look forward to visiting East Sutton Park with my hon. Friend in the new year. It has an excellent record of building strong links with both national and local employers such as Timpson, Sainsbury’s and Specsavers. We want to develop and spread such relationships across the country, because people who have a job on leaving prison are less likely to reoffend.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Helen Whately and Phillip Lee

Monday 18th April 2016 Commons Chamber

[Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell) (Con)]

11. What recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on progress in the campaign against Daesh.

[Helen Whately (Faversham and Mid Kent) (Con)]

14. What recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on progress in the campaign against Daesh.