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Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Keith Vaz (Labour). It was answered on Tuesday, 25 April 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Extremism in Prisons

Question

About 1,000 individuals have been identified as extremist or as vulnerable to extremism, so the creation of those separation units is welcome. However, the key is monitoring people when they come out of prison. Can the Minister reassure us that that will happen?

Answer

To be precise, there are actually about 700 people of concern. Of those 700, about 180 are in prison or on remand for terrorism-related offences. The right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right about what happens when people come into the community. The multi-agency protection arrangements with law enforcement mean that those people are subject to strict licence conditions, and if they breach those licence conditions, they can and do end up in jail. The police are obviously part of that.

I take this opportunity to thank the police, especially those who protect us here as we go about our daily jobs.

Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
624 c987 
Session
2016-17
Oral question type
Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Prisons Radicalism
Link
View this Oral question on hansard.parliament.uk