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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-12-13more like thismore than 2018-12-13
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice remove filter
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisons: Telephones more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce the costs of phone calls from prisons to reflect the tariffs in place for the rest of the UK. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord German more like this
uin HL12288 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-12-31more like thismore than 2018-12-31
answer text <p>The prisons PINphone system is not comparable to any other public payphone service, it requires significant investment to meet specific requirements and delivery into prisons and is reflected in the cost of calls. That said, HMPPS is keen to make calls as reasonable as is possible and is therefore working on a programme to extend the availability of in-cell telephony so that by March 2020 there are 50 public sector prisons with phones in cells with call rates reduced.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-12-31T09:57:34.36Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-31T09:57:34.36Z
answering member
4538
label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie more like this
tabling member
4163
label Biography information for Lord German more like this