Part of The Secretary of State Was Asked – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 7 March 2017.
Phillip Lee
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
12:00,
7 March 2017
Prisoners are far more likely to suffer from mental health issues than the general population. From April, we will introduce a co-commissioning approach into prisons in England, with governors making decisions about prison healthcare alongside local NHS commissioners. As I am sure the right hon. Gentleman knows, these matters are devolved in Scotland.
Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
