Question follow-through · 46294
Prison Officers and Probation Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to support (a) prison officers and (b) probation service staff.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 17 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 23 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 29 Apr 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Justice and policing
- Prisoners: Employment Schemes · 9 Jun 2026
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- Prison Sentences: Reoffenders · 9 Jun 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
17 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to support (a) prison officers and (b) probation service staff.
23 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Apr 2025
Answer published
The Government is committed to making sure that all prison and probation staff have a safe place in which to work, the time and capacity to do their job well, and the right support, training and equipment to help them.It is important that we have enough p...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Prisoners: Employment Schemes
9 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to ensure there are sufficient paid employment opportunities for prisoners in Open Prisons.
Prison Sentences
9 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help decrease the number of short-term sentences which lead to rapid turnover in prisons.
Prison Sentences: Reoffenders
9 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of short custodial sentences on the reoffending rate.