Tristan Osborne

Tristan Osborne

Labour — Chatham and Aylesford

Speaking in the House of Commons on 13 October 2026

Debate

Prisoner Early Release Scheme

Contribution

Of course, the legacy that we inherited was the failure of the last Government, who did not build enough prison places and left it until the last minute to sanction new places. I appreciate the Minister’s clarity in respect of the new prison places and the Government’s investment in 14,000 future places, but may I ask him about the recruitment of prison officers? Will we have enough personnel to support that expansion so that we do not have to resort to early release in the future?

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