Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Sam Gyimah and Alex Norris

Tuesday 31st October 2017 Commons Chamber

[Alex Norris (Nottingham North) (Lab/Co-op)]

The Farmer review references prisoner wellbeing. At HMP Nottingham in the past two months alone, four prisoners have killed themselves and one has died of an overdose. Will Ministers say why they think this is happening, and what do they plan to do about it?

[Mr Gyimah]

The hon. Gentleman makes a very important point. Certainly, for a lot of prisoners—whether for their mental wellbeing and issues to do with self-harm, but also violence—family contact can make a difference. There are specific issues relating to HMP Nottingham, and I am willing to write to him about those.