Oral QuestionDepartment of Health and Social Care

What steps he is taking to help ensure new GP surgeries are established in areas of population growth.

Tabled: 17 July 2024Answered: 23 July 2024

Asked by

Blake Stephenson

ConservativeMid Bedfordshire

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Jake Richards)

As I said earlier, all prisoners, including those convicted of domestic violence and stalking offences, will be allowed to move to an open prison only when they have been assessed and risk assessed. I am very happy to organise a meeting between the hon. Gentleman and the relevant Minister to discuss this case.