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Debate between Seema Kennedy and Stephen Hammond
Tuesday 3rd November 2015
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Seema Kennedy (South Ribble) (Con)
4. What plans he has to encourage more businesses to employ ex-offenders.
Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon) (Con)
10. What plans he has to encourage more businesses to employ ex-offenders.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Andrew Selous)
Providing prisoners with employment is an important factor in preventing reoffending. In the Employers Forum for Reducing Reoffending, we have around 200 employers who are positive about employing ex-offenders. Working closely with the Department for Work and Pensions, we are developing plans to increase the involvement of businesses locally and nationally, and community rehabilitation companies should play an important role in making those links with businesses locally to help ex-offenders to get jobs.