Oral Question·Department for Transport
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 13 September 2018Answered: 11 October 2018
Asked by
Mark Garnier
Conservative — Wyre Forest
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Transport
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Jake Richards)
We are enhancing security measures and easing crowding to curb violence and improve safety in prisons, as well as looking at measures to improve meaningful activity to increase welfare. We are investing around £15 million in protective equipment to help keep frontline staff working in prisons safe, including expanding the use of Tasers and providing more protective body armour.