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Debate between Rob Butler and John Penrose
Tuesday 10th January 2023

(1 year, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Rob Butler Portrait Rob Butler (Aylesbury) (Con)
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10. What steps his Department is taking to help offenders (a) desist and (b) find employment. [R]

John Penrose Portrait John Penrose (Weston-super-Mare) (Con)
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16. What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of HM Prison and Probation Service-commissioned programmes on the (a) rehabilitation and (b) employment-readiness of offenders.

Dominic Raab Portrait The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Dominic Raab)
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The proportion of persons released from custody employed at six months from their release rose by almost two thirds over the last year, and we are delivering the further measures set out in our White Paper because we know this has a huge impact in cutting reoffending.

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