Debate contribution: Prison Service: Ministerial Responsibility

Debate contribution by Dr Steve Aiken OBE on 22 April 2024.

MLA: Dr Steve Aiken OBE
Party at the time: Ulster Unionist Party
Date: 22 April 2024
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Prison Service: Ministerial Responsibility
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 4484379

Text

I think that I thank the Minister for her comments. She will be fully aware of her earlier comments when we were talking about the important issue of prison officers' mental health and, particularly, how difficulties with that are due to their dealing with some of the significant problems that they have had around employment. I raised a particular question about occupational health, but she referred to the fact that it was an issue for the Finance Minister and not her. Where do her responsibilities for the Prison Service lie?

90 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Part of an exchange

This follow-up belongs to: Topical question AQT 194/22-27.

Assessment

Not analysed

This is the same MLA’s follow-up within the exchange on their own question. It is analysed together with that question and is not counted separately, so one question is never counted twice.

Disagree with this assessment?

Classifications can be challenged. A person reads every challenge, and any change is recorded publicly above with its reason.

Challenge this classification