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Proceeding contribution from Lord Dubs (Labour) in the House of Lords on Monday, 27 April 2009. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Prisons and Probation.

Prisons and Probation

My Lords, I congratulate the Government on the reduction in the rate of crime over the past 10 or 11 years and on their decision, announced today, on Titan prisons. These are both welcome. My noble friend mentioned that five smaller prisons are in the pipeline. Does he agree that, if the rate of crime goes down, we will probably not need all those prisons? Should not the Government’s policy be directed as much at saying, "We do not need all five" as at saying, "The five are in the pipeline and will be built come what may"?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
710 c33 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Contracts Cost effectiveness Construction Competition Private sector Prisons Public sector Probation Standards Civil society HMP Belmarsh HMP Manchester HMP Birmingham Barking and Dagenham HMP Wolds Probation boards Probation trusts HMP Bure HMP Wellingborough HMP Hewell HMP/YOI Doncaster HMP Buckley Hall HMP Littlehey HMP Blakenhurst Maghull Runwell
Link
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