Oral QuestionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

If he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to ensure the permanency of the covid-19 memorial wall.

Tabled: 8 June 2021Answered: 14 June 2021

Asked by

Dawn Butler

LabourBrent East

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Answer from Hansard

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

Good reducing reoffending activity cannot happen in overcrowded prisons, which is why we took immediate action to relieve the pressure. This will allow for better access to purposeful activity, which we all know reduces reoffending.