Prisons: Rehabilitation - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:45 pm on 12 March 2019.

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Photo of Lord Keen of Elie Lord Keen of Elie Lords Spokesperson (Ministry of Justice), The Advocate-General for Scotland 2:45, 12 March 2019

My Lords, I might prefer to be there next week—I might even be available. Be that as it may, the noble Lord makes an extremely good point. That is why, from 1 April, one change we are bringing in is the delegation of responsibility in these areas to individual governors so that they can take this sort of initiative forward for the benefit of all prisoners.