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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-04-24more like thismore than 2018-04-24
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisons: Boxing more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing boxing programmes in prisons to improve the rehabilitation of prisoners. more like this
tabling member constituency Tooting more like this
tabling member printed
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan more like this
uin 137630 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-04-27more like thismore than 2018-04-27
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 a prisoner’s confidence, providing purposeful activity and supporting engagement with rehabilitation when they (prisoners) are preparing for release.</p><p> </p><p>My colleague Dr Lee has commissioned Professor Rosie Meek of Royal Holloway University of London to undertake a review of sport and physical activity in the youth justice estate. Her report will identify good practice and make recommendations about how we can make better use of all sports and physical activities across custody<strong>.</strong></p> more like this
answering member constituency Penrith and The Border more like this
answering member printed Rory Stewart more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-04-27T13:51:15.947Zmore like thismore than 2018-04-27T13:51:15.947Z
answering member
4137
label Biography information for Rory Stewart more like this
tabling member
4573
label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan more like this