Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Julie Kirkbride (Conservative). It was answered on Tuesday, 21 July 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Probation Service
- Question
- Does the Secretary of State not recognise that the probation service is already overstretched and that the cuts are most unwelcome? How does he expect the service to ensure the safety of the public and prevent reoffending by people who have been in prison if it does not have the resources to manage them properly?
- Answer
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The resources are there. The budget for probation in the hon. Lady's area of West Mercia was £9.2 million in 2001-02. In the year just finished, it was £15.7 million. Even allowing for some inflation, that is a big real-terms increase. I am working carefully with the unions nationally, including the National Association of Probation Officers, to ensure that anxieties are properly and better dealt with than they might have been.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 496 c733
- Session
- 2008-09
- Oral question type
- Supplementary
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- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Finance Probation
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