Baroness Debbonaire
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(7 years, 9 months ago)
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Sir Oliver Heald
If the hon. Gentleman writes to me, I will certainly look at that.
Thangam Debbonaire (Bristol West) (Lab)
The dedicated governor and staff at HMP Bristol do a brilliant job, but right now they are struggling with inadequate staffing ratios, prisoner use of the dangerous drug Spice, and poorly delivered privatised maintenance contracts. When will the Government give the prison in my constituency the tools it needs to do the job?
Elizabeth Truss
I can tell the hon. Lady that when I visited HMP Bristol I found some fantastically dedicated prison officers who are doing excellent work. We are investing £100 million to recruit 2,500 officers across the country, and we are on track with that recruitment.