Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Simon Hughes and Nicholas Brown

Tuesday 9th September 2014 Commons Chamber

[Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East) (Lab)]

What colour is the probation service change programme on the Cabinet Office evaluation scale?

[Simon Hughes]

The colour is green; we are proceeding successfully with an issue that the right hon. Gentleman and his colleagues never dealt with. A third of those who have community orders, and a third of those with long sentences, reoffend within a year, but the figure is nearly six out of 10 for those on short sentences. We are going to deal with that issue now.