Oral Question·Ministry of Justice
“What assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing support for rehabilitation programmes.”
Tabled: 22 May 2025Answered: 3 June 2025
Asked by
Caroline Voaden
Liberal Democrat — South Devon
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Justice
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Sir Nicholas Dakin)
A key priority of this Government is that our prisons rehabilitate offenders, making them better citizens rather than better criminals. I take this opportunity to pay tribute to the fantastic prison staff, who mentor and support prisoners in custody every day. I saw at first hand the benefit of the creating future opportunities programme when I visited HMP Humber in April.