Drones: High-security Prisons - Commons Urgent Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords am 3:53 pm ar 15 Ionawr 2025.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

Photo of Lord Timpson Lord Timpson The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice 3:53, 15 Ionawr 2025

I thank the noble Lord for the question; I would be delighted to meet up and to learn more. The problem we have with serious organised crime in our prisons is that these people are in there to make money. They do that by selling phones and drugs, which creates debt and violence, so it is essential that we tackle this. We are giving more focus to our dedicated serious and organised crime unit and we are working across government, but the noble Lord is right that this is vital.