Oral QuestionDepartment of Health and Social Care

“What steps she is taking to support the recruitment and retention of community and district nurses.”

Tabled: 17 April 2024Answered: 23 April 2024

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Sir Nicholas Dakin)

We took immediate action to prevent the collapse of the prison system by implementing SDS40. We are building 14,000 new prison places and have published our 10-year capacity strategy. We have launched an independent sentencing review, so that we never run out of prison places again.