Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:00 pm on 22 February 2016.
Baroness Williams of Trafford
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
3:00,
22 February 2016
I thank the noble Baroness for that sensible suggestion. She is absolutely right: the best measure against reoffending once leaving the criminal justice system is to go into a job—to get one’s life back on track. I will certainly follow up her suggestion.