Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues on drug addiction services in prisons.
My colleagues have recently met with Ministerial counterparts at the Department of Health to discuss healthcare in prisons, including drug treatment.
The Secretary of State for Justice has recently met with Jeremy Hunt, the Secretary of State for Health to discuss prison healthcare and collaborative working between the two departments. Phillip Lee, Minister for Offender Health at the MoJ has also recently met with his counterpart Nicola Blackwood, Minister for Prison Health Services. These have been productive and collaborative conversations.