Oral QuestionMinistry of Justice

What plans the Government has made to improve access to healthcare for prisoners.

Tabled: 4 July 2018Answered: 10 July 2018

Asked by

Sarah Jones

LabourCroydon West

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Justice

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Shabana Mahmood)

I recognise the huge pressure that asylum hotels have placed on communities. This Government are committed to exiting asylum hotels by the end of the Parliament. We have already halved the number of hotels in use since the peak under the Conservative party, but I would like to go faster. That is why I am exploring the use of large sites, including military sites.