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date	24/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Prison Service Instruction 44 of 2010, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of nutritional standards in prisons and correctional facilities.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	168072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) has issued food policy guidance and specification expectations that require all prisons to provide prisoners with the opportunity to select a meal of choice from a range of meals that are balanced, varied and reflects Government’s recommendation on eating a heathy diet.</p><p> </p><p>The new Ministry of Justice (MoJ) food supply contract provides the opportunity for prisons to purchase fresh vegetables, salad crop and fruit. There is also a range of food commodities that are lower in salt, sugar and saturated fats. HMPPS regularly monitor and record meal provision against policy expectations.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/09/2018 16:48:45 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

947684

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Physical Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Rule 29 of the Prison Rules 1999, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of prisoners' (a) access to and (b) engagement in physical education.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	168073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>I am passionate about the benefits that can be derived from participating in sport and physical activity in custody, which include building prisoner’s confidence, providing purposeful activity and supporting engagement with rehabilitation when prisoners are preparing for release.</p><p> </p><p>My former colleague, Dr Lee commissioned Professor Rosie Meek of Royal Holloway University of London to undertake an independent review of sport and physical activity in the Youth estate – Professor Meek’s report was published on 11 August. The recommendations in this report will help us to build a range of sporting activities which engage young people in custody and support their rehabilitation.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/09/2018 16:47:58 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith