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
The hon. Lady is right that access to secure accommodation can be challenging—not only within the prison system but within the community for those who have not committed offences, who cannot always access it within 24 hours. We are in lengthy discussions with the Department of Health on this, because access to secure accommodation in the circumstances the hon. Lady outlines is very important.
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