Hm Prisons Inspectorate (EDM2551)

Hm Prisons Inspectorate

EDM number 2551 in 2005-06, proposed by Austin Mitchell on 12/07/2006.

That this House congratulates HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, Anne Owers CBE, on her diligent exposure of the stresses, strains and abuses of the overcrowded prison system; commends her dedication and courage; considers that she has fulfilled her independent role so well that it is surprised and shocked by the Government's decision to abolish the post on economy grounds and to replace it by an over-arching body with wider responsibilities, less independence and no direct access to the Home Secretary which, as Lord Ramsbotham observed, will be `fundamentally at odds with the purpose of inspecting prisons' as well as less able to give them the dedicated, effective and single-minded vigilance they need, particularly at a time of strain and overcrowding; calls on the Government to think again and to preserve both the dedicated post of Prisons Inspector and its present incumbent; and reminds the Home Secretary that the present system is working perfectly well.

This motion has been signed by a total of 44 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Austin Mitchell	12/07/2006	Great Grimsby	Labour	Proposed
Kelvin Hopkins	12/07/2006	Luton North	Labour	Seconded
Bob Spink	13/07/2006	Castle Point	Conservative	Seconded
Peter Bottomley	13/07/2006	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
John Hemming	13/07/2006	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Ann Cryer	13/07/2006	Keighley	Labour	Seconded
Lynne Jones	13/07/2006	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Derek Conway	13/07/2006	Old Bexley & Sidcup	Conservative	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	13/07/2006	Islington North	Labour	Signed
David Drew	13/07/2006	Stroud	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	14/07/2006	Gower	Labour	Signed
Robert Wareing	14/07/2006	Liverpool, West Derby	Labour	Signed
Vincent Cable	14/07/2006	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Glenda Jackson	14/07/2006	Hampstead and Highgate	Labour	Signed
Gordon Prentice	17/07/2006	Pendle	Labour	Signed
Paul Holmes	17/07/2006	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Fisher	17/07/2006	Stoke-on-Trent Central	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	17/07/2006	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Taylor	17/07/2006	North West Leicestershire	Labour	Signed
Mark Hunter	18/07/2006	Cheadle	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Leech	18/07/2006	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Neil Gerrard	18/07/2006	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
Paul Flynn	18/07/2006	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Annette Brooke	18/07/2006	Mid Dorset and North Poole	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Keetch	18/07/2006	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Janet Dean	18/07/2006	Burton	Labour	Signed
Colin Breed	19/07/2006	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Harry Cohen	19/07/2006	Leyton and Wanstead	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	19/07/2006	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Helen Goodman	19/07/2006	Bishop Auckland	Labour	Signed
Edward Garnier	20/07/2006	Harborough	Conservative	Signed
Tom Brake	24/07/2006	Carshalton and Wallington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lady Hermon	24/07/2006	North Down	UUP	Signed
John Pugh	24/07/2006	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Eric Illsley	25/07/2006	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Paul Rowen	25/07/2006	Rochdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Adam Price	09/10/2006	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Bill Etherington	09/10/2006	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Lorely Burt	09/10/2006	Solihull	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Simpson	12/10/2006	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Jim Cunningham	17/10/2006	Coventry South	Labour	Signed
Brian Jenkins	19/10/2006	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Chris McCafferty	19/10/2006	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	06/11/2006	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Signed

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