Prisoners: Telephone Services
Lords · Question HL5012 · Tabled 13 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Farmer
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Timpson on 10 December (HL2894), what plans they have to reform telephony arrangements in prison so costs to prisoners are reduced to help strengthen family and significant other relat
Answer
Answered by Lord Timpson, 24 Feb 2025
This Government is aware of the importance of allowing prisoners to maintain contact with family and other positive relationships, and the positive influence this can have on their wellbeing and rehabilitation. Provision of in-cell telephony is one of sev...