A question on #PrisonOfficers #ProtectiveClothing tabled by Jim Shannon on 29-04-2025 has been answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin.

Heading: Prison Officers: Protective Clothing
Question ID: 1798197
UIN: 48909
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-04-29
Asking Member ID: 4131
Asking Member display name: Jim Shannon
Asking Member handle: jimshannonmp
Asking Member Twitter reference: @jimshannonmp
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing stab vests to prison officers.
Is named day: false
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Date answered: 2025-05-09
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4056
Answering Member display name: Sir Nicholas Dakin
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Sir Nicholas Dakin
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Answer text: HM Prison & Probation Service has commissioned a review to establish whether it is necessary for our brave and hard-working prison officers to wear Protective Body Armour (PBA) either routinely or when working in high-risk environments within the pris...
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Answering body ID: 54
Answering body name: Ministry of Justice
Tweeted: true