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Department: Ministry of Justice

Oral Answers to Questions

Ian C. Lucas Excerpts
Tuesday 4th June 2019

(5 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Ian C. Lucas Portrait Ian C. Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab)
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17. Failings in the probation system were found by the probation service to have contributed to the death of my constituent, Nicholas Churton, who was murdered, but unfortunately, the content of the report has not been made available either to me or to his family. Will the Department—either the Secretary of State or the new Minister responsible for probation and prisons, the hon. and learned Member for South Swindon (Robert Buckland)—meet me to discuss how we can have an open system that looks to improve when errors have occurred?

David Gauke Portrait Mr Gauke
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I know that the new Minister—let me take this opportunity to welcome him to his post—would be delighted to meet the hon. Gentleman.