As ever, the hon. Gentleman is the champion of the leading question, and I am not going to fall for that old trick.

I am grateful to my right hon.

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman.

I am always happy to encourage free association of workers. It is part of who we are as a civilised society. The hon.

I am grateful to my hon. Friend.

My hon.

Like the hon. Lady, I have visited Brixton prison.

I am grateful to my hon.

I am grateful to my hon. Friend, who has consistently raised these issues in the past year to 18 months.

The hon. Gentleman will be glad to know that that is precisely the approach I take. I have a strategy—it is called reducing reoffending.