Justice and Home Affairs Committee

9 June 2026

Justice and Home Affairs Committee House of Lords

00:01 - 00:26
Speaker 6
It is now being recorded and public proceedings are beginning.  5, 4, 3, 2...  Welcome to all three of you for our very first session on our inquiry into fire safety in prisons, and I'd be grateful if you could each first of all just introduce yourselves. 
00:26 - 00:32
Speaker 4
Morning everyone.  My name is Cohen Lewis, I'm the Deputy Director for Estates and the National Safety Group in HMPPS. 
00:32 - 00:36
Speaker 2
Morning, I'm James McEwen, I'm the Chief Executive Officer of HMPPS. 
00:36 - 00:42
Speaker 3
Morning, Alfred Jackson, I'm the interim Director for Prison Policy and Analysis in the Ministry of Justice. 

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