Lords debate on motion to call attention to the challenges that high reoffending rates cause to society and to the effectiveness of alternatives to custody. Motion withdrawn.

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the challenges that high reoffending rates cause to society and to the effectiveness of alternatives to custody. Motion withdrawn.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether the offender assessment system was used in the pilot scheme in the north-west region for new styles and methods for managing and resettling offenders sentenced to prison; and to what extent it was found helpful and effective.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether the offender assessment system was used in the pilot scheme in the north-west region for new styles and methods for managing and resettling offenders sentenced to prison; and to what extent it was found helpful and effective.

Local Probation Boards (Appointment and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/2664). Lords debate on motion that this House regrets the proposals set out in the SI and calls upon the Government to withdraw the SI and to enable consideration of the proposals contained in it by each House in the context of primary legislation on the management of offenders. Motion withdrawn.

Local Probation Boards (Appointment and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/2664). Lords debate on motion that this House regrets the proposals set out in the SI and calls upon the Government to withdraw the SI and to enable consideration of the proposals contained in it by each House in...

Whether the InnerChange programme at H M Prison Dartmoor failed a Prison Service quality assurance process; if so, on what grounds; what are the principles underlying this process; and what would the programme have to contain to meet the required standards.

Whether the InnerChange programme at H M Prison Dartmoor failed a Prison Service quality assurance process; if so, on what grounds; what are the principles underlying this process; and what would the programme have to contain to meet the required standards.

Whether the InnerChange initiative to rehabilitate prisoners in H M Prison Dartmoor was banned on the basis that it might offend minority religious groups and homosexuals; and

Whether the InnerChange initiative to rehabilitate prisoners in H M Prison Dartmoor was banned on the basis that it might offend minority religious groups and homosexuals; and

How many prisoners participated in the InnerChange initiative at H M Prison Dartmoor; and what has been the impact on their behaviour; and

How many prisoners participated in the InnerChange initiative at H M Prison Dartmoor; and what has been the impact on their behaviour; and

Lords debate on unstarred question on what is the role and purpose of secure training centres in the appropriate management and rehabilitation of young people in trouble.

Lords debate on unstarred question on what is the role and purpose of secure training centres in the appropriate management and rehabilitation of young people in trouble.

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the drug classification system. Motion withdrawn.

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the drug classification system. Motion withdrawn.

What is their estimate of the number of prisoners in England and Wales with a history of substance misuse and the number of these who also have some form of mental illness; and what staff and specialist facilities they have in prisons to deal with a combination of these conditions.

What is their estimate of the number of prisoners in England and Wales with a history of substance misuse and the number of these who also have some form of mental illness; and what staff and specialist facilities they have in prisons to deal with a combination of these conditions.

What interventions are available for complex users of several drugs within the prison system; and where they are located.

What interventions are available for complex users of several drugs within the prison system; and where they are located.

What role alcohol plays in high-volume repeat offending; and whether the priority given to alcohol problems in the Prison Service is satisfactory.

What role alcohol plays in high-volume repeat offending; and whether the priority given to alcohol problems in the Prison Service is satisfactory.