Proceeding contribution from Lord Barnett (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, my noble friend seems not to have answered the question put by the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford. If 22 other countries in Europe have far fewer people in prisons than we have, what is the reason for that? Will he give us a brief explanation? We have heard some vague references, for which we are very grateful, but we still have not had a serious answer to a sensible and appropriate question. My noble friend made some point about efficiency savings which I support. However, following what was said by the Chancellor in the Budget last week, is the Ministry of Justice now looking more seriously at specific expenditure cuts, as I hope are all government departments?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 710 c36
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
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Prisons and Probation

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