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Parliament's record since 1997: debates, questions, statements, votes, bills, committees and members' interests

Where MPs Stand

Sourced briefings on the record of Parliament

Prison governance inquiry

Inquiry by the Justice Committee, 4 April 2019 to 5 November 2019. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 18 June 2019: Andrea Albutt, President, Prison Governors Association, Frances Crook, Chief Executive, Howard LeagueJanine McDowell, CEO, Justice Services, Sodexo, Wyn Jones, Custodial Operations Director, Serco, Neil Richards, Director of Custodial Contracts, HM Prison and Probation Service, Mark Brickell, Deputy Director, Ministry of Justice
  • 2 July 2019: Dr Sarah Bromley, National Medical Director, Health in Justice, Care UK, Dr Ian Cumming, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Royal College of Psychiatrists; Digby Griffith, Executive Director Safety and Rehabilitation, HM Prison and Probation Service; Francesca Cooney, Head of Policy, Prisoner’s Education Trust/ Prisoners Learning Alliance, Paul Cottrell, Acting General Secretary, University and College Union, Chris Emmett, Director of Strategy, Prison Education, Weston College
  • 16 July 2019: Dame Anne Owers, Chair, Independent Monitoring Boards, Peter Clarke, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons; Robert Buckland QC MP, Minister of State for Justice, Phil Copple, Director General Prisons, Ministry of Justice, Jo Farrar, Chief Executive Officer, HM Prison & Probation Service