HC Deb 05 March 2003 vol 400 c1091W
Mr. Gibb

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on prison resources directed at the rehabilitation of 18 to 21 year-old young offenders. [99629]

Hilary Benn

I shall write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my reply in the Library.

Mr. Gibb

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the early provisional indications of the Cognitive Self-Change Programme for Prisoners. [99724]

Hilary Benn

Preliminary psychometric data is showing reductions in hostility, aggression and impulsivity for the small number of prisoners who have completed the programme. More information will be available as prisoners progress through the programme and further analysis is undertaken.