Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Tania Mathias and Andrew Selous

Tuesday 26th April 2016 Commons Chamber

[Dr Tania Mathias (Twickenham) (Con)]

What use is made of ex-prisoners who have undergone mental health treatment in our prisons to feed back into our mental health service and perhaps support current prisoners who are undergoing this treatment?

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Andrew Selous)]

My hon. Friend is right to raise this issue. Ex-prisoners are very useful in rehabilitation, drug abuse and other services, and we will absolutely explore what further role they can play in mental health services as we progress work in that area.