New Clause 3 - Unauthorised photographs and sound-recordings of prisons and prison workers: Northern Ireland

Part of Prison Media Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 10:30 am on 22 May 2024.

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Photo of Katherine Fletcher Katherine Fletcher Conservative, South Ribble 10:30, 22 May 2024

I thank the members of the Committee for their valuable time today. I particularly want to thank the officials of the Ministry of Justice, the House of Commons Committee Clerks, the Hansard team and the Scottish Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly officials. Mostly, I want to thank the people who work in HMP Garth and HMP Wymott, and prison officers across the country, for doing what can at times be a difficult job. I hope they will welcome these provisions, which will ensure their further protection at work, tackle harmful prison media, reduce distress for victims, and prevent crime in prisons and the community. I urge colleagues from across the House and in the other place to support the Bill.