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HANSARD Victims of Sexual Violence: Court DelaysMy hon. Friend makes another important point. We are currently offering a pilot on transcripts. I will mention that again in my speech, but it is about how much more comfortable…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Victims of Sexual Violence: Court DelaysI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend (Mary Glindon) on securing this very important debate. We have heard some incredibly powerful…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Victims of Sexual Violence: Court DelaysAs an MP for a constituency in a devolved nation, I am acutely aware of the need to ensure that we have a joined-up approach. Although justice and policing are devolved to…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Victims of Sexual Violence: Court DelaysMy hon. Friend is right: there are concerns about that, and I hear them, as does the Department. It is true that some of the special measures that were intended to empower…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Victims of Sexual Violence: Court DelaysMy understanding is that any victim who is eligible is able to apply for transcripts, regardless of whether a conviction has been secured, but I will seek clarification for my…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Victims of Sexual Violence: Court DelaysMy hon. Friend will be aware of the consultations run by the previous Government on the criminal injuries compensation scheme. I have been reviewing those consultations and we are…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Prison Capacity StrategyI believe the right hon. Gentleman was the prisons Minister in the previous Government, so he will know all too well the impact that this situation has had, yet they failed to…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Prison Capacity StrategyMy hon. Friend hits the nail on the head. Sorry seems to be the hardest word for the Conservative party. This Government have started as they mean to go on. That is why within the…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Prison Capacity StrategyI have outlined the actions we are taking to tackle the remand population in our prisons. We are dealing with the inheritance that we received from the previous Government. We…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Prison Capacity StrategyThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I hear your comments. With your permission, I will make a statement on the 10-year prison capacity strategy and annual prison capacity…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Prison Capacity StrategyYet again, zero humility from the people who put us in this crisis—it is absolutely staggering to think that that is what the Opposition want to tell the British people. There was…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Prison Capacity StrategyI could not agree more. The Labour party is being honest with the public about the situation that we inherited. We are publishing our plan to be transparent about how we will…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Prison Capacity StrategyI thank my hon. Friend the Chair of the Justice Committee for his questions. I am aware that the Lord Chancellor is due to give evidence to his Committee next week, and I am sure…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Prison Capacity StrategyThe hon. Gentleman makes a valid point. We cannot build our way out of this problem, and the prison population will only continue to increase more quickly than we can build new…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Prison Capacity StrategyMy hon. Friend will know that we are straining every sinew to ensure we get this right. This is a whole-system approach. Justice is a system, and we need every part of it to be…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Prison Capacity StrategyI thank the Liberal Democrat spokesman for his comments, and he is right to raise the issue of reoffending. It is important to note that we have prison capacity available to…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Prison Capacity StrategyHonestly, the display from the Conservative party is staggering given the inheritance we were left with, and there is still no humility whatsoever. We have published a realistic…12 Dec 2024HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsLast week, this Government introduced domestic abuse protection orders in selected areas. This will improve protection for victims of domestic abuse, including non-physical abuse…10 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend raises an important point about the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. The previous Government undertook a review of the scheme; it ran three consultations…10 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are working closely with our colleagues in the Home Office to tackle violence against women and girls. This Government were elected with a landmark mission to halve violence…10 Dec 2024