Oral Question·Ministry of Justice
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 9 September 2026Answered: 15 September 2026
Asked by
Dr Andrew Murrison
Conservative — South West Wiltshire
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Justice
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending (Catherine McKinnell)
I absolutely agree with the right hon. Gentleman, and I am working with Cabinet colleagues to make sure that prison officers who have worked hard all their lives in, as he says, incredibly challenging circumstances get the retirement they deserve.