Oral QuestionTreasury

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Tabled: 18 March 2020Answered: 24 March 2020

Asked by

Greg Smith

ConservativeMid Buckinghamshire

Answering Minister

the Chancellor of the Exchequer

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Sir Nicholas Dakin)

One of the very first actions of the Government was to accept the Prison Service pay review body’s independent recommendations in full, delivering a pay increase of 5% for prison officers. In addition, we monitor exit interview data and use it to help design interventions to improve retention.