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Prison Safety

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Justice – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 6 December 2016.

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Photo of Sam Gyimah Sam Gyimah The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice 12:00, 6 December 2016

As my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice said, every death in prison is a tragic one. Such people are in the care of the state, and we have to make sure that we take good care of them in that respect. I am willing to look in more detail at the situation that the hon. Gentleman has outlined.

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