Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Justice

Oral Answers to Questions

Laurence Robertson Excerpts
Tuesday 22nd November 2022

(1 year, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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I am sorry we did not get to the end of questions, but people were a little indulgent in the time taken.

Laurence Robertson Portrait Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con)
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T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Dominic Raab Portrait The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Dominic Raab)
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Since my last Justice questions, we have begun construction of Britain’s first all-electric prison at Full Sutton and made apprenticeships available to prisoners for the first time. We are preparing to bring the Bill of Rights Bill back to this House for its Second Reading, so that we can strengthen free speech, deport more foreign national offenders and restore some common sense to our justice system.

Laurence Robertson Portrait Mr Robertson
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To help the rehabilitation of offenders and to reduce reoffending, will my right hon. Friend support the scheme being promoted by Gloucestershire’s police and crime commissioner, Chris Nelson, to involve prisoners in the construction of eco-pods, providing much-needed environmentally friendly accommodation as well as valuable construction skills and work experience for prisoners?