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Debate between John Nicolson and Alex Chalk
Tuesday 29th June 2021

(3 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alex Chalk Portrait Alex Chalk
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I am very grateful to my hon. Friend for her question, but I am even more grateful to her for being such a champion of HMP Berwyn and, indeed, of this important initiative. She is absolutely right: getting more prison leavers into jobs is key to cutting crime. As I have indicated before, it reduces the chance of reoffending by 9%. Of course, I would be delighted to visit her in Wrexham to see the great work of the employment advisory board. I congratulate her and all those she is working with on their fantastic work at Berwyn in the Custodial Pie Corporation, upskilling men in the hospitality industry.

John Nicolson Portrait John Nicolson (Ochil and South Perthshire) (SNP)
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What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on plans to review the relationship between Government and the courts.