Commons Sense

House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

Prison Capacity

Tuesday 9 June 2020 · 1 question

Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.

Read the full transcript on Parliament.uk

At a glance

Answered 1 Partly answered 0 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Ministerial Questions took place on 2020-06-09
  • Desmond Swayne questioned the Minister about the impact of early release schemes on prison capacity
  • The Minister responded that the early release scheme is one of the mechanisms used to increase headroom in the prison estate

Topics (select to filter)

Questions & Answers

Q1 Desmond Swayne Con Bosworth
Justice & Courts
Context

The Department has committed significant investment towards increasing prison places.

Question

What steps is the Minister taking to ensure that additional prison capacity will not be compromised by early release schemes?

Answer from The Solicitor of State for Prisons Lucy Frazer

We have tried to increase headroom in the estate through a variety of mechanisms, and our early release scheme is one of those. We are continuing to operate that scheme.

Answered

Not addressed: Did not address the assurance regarding additional capacity through increased releases directly

How: Did Not Address The Question Directly

Was this summary accurate? Tell us

How accurate was this summary? (1 = poor, 5 = spot on)

Get updates like this by email