Oral Question·Department for Transport
“What recent discussions she has had with the Mayor of London on the potential impact of London Underground industrial action on passengers.”
Tabled: 9 July 2026Answered: 16 July 2026
Asked by
Joy Morrissey
Conservative — Beaconsfield
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Transport
Answer from Hansard
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Shabana Mahmood)
We are sending too many women to prison, two thirds of whom are non-violent and over half of whom have dependent children, and 75% of the time the child leaves home after the mother is incarcerated. That is why we have launched the women’s justice board, which will set out its strategy in the spring. Its goal is to reduce the number of women in prison and, ultimately, the number of women’s prisons.