Reoffending

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Justice – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 13 November 2012.

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Photo of Chris Grayling Chris Grayling The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice 11:30, 13 November 2012

I pay tribute to all the staff who work in the three prisons in my hon. Friend’s Constituency. I should be delighted to visit Sheppey in the next few months and see, with him, the work that is being done. I also pay tribute to my hon. Friend’s constituents—not just those who work in the Prison Service, but those who provide it with support services. What Sheppey is doing for the criminal justice system is enormously important.

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