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Proceeding contribution from Andrew Murrison (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 24 July 2007. It occurred during Opposition day on Penal System.


Penal System

The Secretary of State has talked a lot about the state of prisons and overcrowding. Does he agree that one easy win might be to remove prison cells from the extraordinary smoking provisions that his Government introduced in the Health Act 2006? Those provisions appeared to be endorsed by his Cabinet colleagues as recently as 26 June, when the then Secretary of State for Health made the incredible assertion that a prison cell is akin to a prisoner’s own home.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
463 c737 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Prisons Prisoners' release Overcrowding Prisoner escapes National Offender Management Service Reform
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk