Oral Question·Ministry of Justice
“What assessment he has made of the effect of prisoners participating in sporting activities on improving rehabilitation rates.”
Tabled: 28 November 2017Answered: 5 December 2017
Asked by
Sir Edward Leigh
Conservative — Gainsborough
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Justice
Answer from Hansard
Heidi Alexander
There is a balance to be struck here. I welcome services such as those that run to Hull; they open up new routes and new connectivity. I have, however, asked the Office of Rail and Road to consider the balance in the revenue that they abstract from public operators, and to ensure that we are using constrained capacity in our network appropriately to deliver excellent services for passengers.