Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Nicholas Dakin and Ben Goldsborough

Tuesday 3rd June 2025 Commons Chamber

[Sir Nicholas Dakin]

My hon. Friend highlights another excellent piece of work that is going on, and the difficulties in ensuring that funding is effectively used as we move forward in a difficult situation due to the funding inheritance that we had from the previous Government. If he writes to me about that particular case, I will be very happy to meet him.

[Ben Goldsborough (South Norfolk) (Lab)]

Prison has two purposes: rehabilitation and punishment. We need offenders to pay back to the communities and individuals they have harmed. I welcome my hon. Friend’s actions to punish offenders in the community. Can I give him a list of all the potholes that need filling in Norfolk?

[Sir Nicholas Dakin]

My hon. Friend can write to me with his list of potholes, and we will see what we can do.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Nicholas Dakin and Ben Goldsborough

Tuesday 5th November 2024 Commons Chamber

[Ben Goldsborough (South Norfolk) (Lab)]

A report from May 2022 showed that only nine of the 32 prison education institutions inspected were judged “good” or “outstanding” by Ofsted; additionally, less than 40% of prisoners took courses up to GCSE level. Does my hon. Friend agree that if we are to tackle rehabilitation, we must improve prison education across the estate?

[Sir Nicholas Dakin]

My hon. Friend is right: the quality of prison education must continually improve if we are to achieve the best possible rehabilitation outcomes.