Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Justice

Oral Answers to Questions

Jake Richards Excerpts
Tuesday 5th November 2024

(7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Nicholas Dakin Portrait Sir Nicholas Dakin
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It sounds like an interesting approach. I would be grateful if the hon. Gentleman wrote to me so that I can look into it and write back to him. It is certainly the sort of thing we need to be looking at.

Jake Richards Portrait Jake Richards (Rother Valley) (Lab)
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I join the right hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay (Mr Holden) in calling for the Government to consider the children of prisoners. I met the children’s Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Lewisham East (Janet Daby), just last week, and I know it is very much on her radar. However, this is an urgent issue. This week, I have been told about a child who had been living alone for months because the authorities simply did not know that their parent was in prison—

Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. That is not relevant to the question. Minister, would you like to respond? No. In which case, we will leave it there.