Urgent Question on violence in prisons: 9 May 2016
9 May 2016 (updated on 9 May 2016)
The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Prisons, Probation, Rehabilitation and Sentencing, Andrew Selous, responded to an Urgent Question asked by Shadow Minister for Justice, Andy Slaughter, on safety in custody and violence in prisons on Monday 9 May 2016.
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