§ 23. Mr. David EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he intends taking to introduce pain into punishment in prisons. [18377]
§ Mr. Michael ForsythNone. The purpose of imprisonment is to punish offenders by depriving them of their liberty, to protect the public from the commission of offences by those in prison and to reduce the likelihood that they will reoffend on release.