Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Shailesh Vara and Toby Perkins

Tuesday 3rd November 2015 Commons Chamber

[Mr Vara]

I assure my hon. Friend that no decisions have been taken with regard to the consultation and that I will be considering very carefully what she has just said as well as all the other submissions that will be made.

[Toby Perkins (Chesterfield) (Lab)]

The needs of female offenders are different from those of male offenders in the Probation Service. That has been established across three Prison Reform Trust reports. When the call for evidence of Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation finally reports, will the Government finally allocate the resources required to ensure that we reduce reoffending among women prisoners?