§ Lynne JonesTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he will be responding to the Social Exclusion Unit's recommendations on prisoners' housing resettlement needs in their report on reducing re-offending by ex-prisoners. [81041]
§ Mrs. RocheI refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to my right hon. Friend the Member for Manchester, Withington (Mr. Bradley) on 24 October 2002,Official Report, column 495W.
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is awaiting the production of the Reducing Re-Offending Action Plan. It will work closely to influence cross-cutting solutions to impact on prisoners' housing resettlement needs before and after release.