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HANSARD Separation Centres: Terrorist OffendersMay I thank the Minister for reaffirming the Government’s support—which it should not be necessary to do—for the rule of law and the ECHR? Will she concentrate on the key points…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Reoffending: Rehabilitation in PrisonsThe hon. Lady is the newest member of the Committee, and I am pleased to see her here today. She has obviously got behind the brief very quickly: we are waiting for an update on…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Reoffending: Rehabilitation in PrisonsI thank the hon. Member, who is an effective and active member of the Committee, for her question. We should not ignore the fact that youth custody is one of the successes of the…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Reoffending: Rehabilitation in PrisonsI thank the Backbench Business Committee for allocating time for me to make a statement on behalf of the Justice Committee. This is the seventh report of the Committee and its…20 Nov 2025HANSARDRural CrimeAs my right hon. Friend says, these days rural crime is often organised crime. A lot of that is county lines, which by its nature is cross-jurisdictional and involves different…13 Nov 2025HANSARDPrisoner Releases in ErrorI welcome the initiatives that the Lord Chancellor has announced to deal with wrongful releases, but does he accept that the level and circumstances of such releases are…11 Nov 2025HANSARD House Building: LondonThe problem I have with the hon. Gentleman’s speech is the implication that the Conservatives are in favour of house building, particularly affordable house building. I had the…05 Nov 2025HANSARD House Building: LondonWill the hon. Gentleman give way?05 Nov 2025HANSARD Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human RightsWe are also celebrating another event: the 25th anniversary of the coming into force of the Human Rights Act 1998. Like the European convention, it is about the rights of the…05 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillDoes my right hon. and learned Friend agree that a couple of things are missing from this otherwise excellent Bill? The first is an acknowledgment of the role that the media…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillI welcome the Bill, and thank the Government for introducing it. It is the result of years of committed campaigning led by the families of the victims and the survivors of…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillI also mentioned the national oversight mechanism. Whether the Minister thinks it requires legislation or can be done by Government action, does she support having something that…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI congratulate the Minister on his Bill, which can undo the damage done to the prison system over the past 14 years of neglect and mismanagement, but while he is clearly in…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillMy right hon. Friend makes a good point. Although commercial organisations may well be able to run community schemes, it is clear that the ambition of voluntary organisations is…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing Billindicated dissent.29 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. As she said, the chief inspector of prisons has found that rehabilitation in prisons is not working. This Bill presents an…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillMay I congratulate my hon. Friend on piloting the Bill through the House? It is an excellent piece of legislation that will make a real difference to victims. But, as she said, it…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPrisoner Release ChecksGiven the pressure on prison front desks and the complexity of rules for release, this was an accident waiting to happen. One thing that might bring down the number of releases in…27 Oct 2025HANSARDWork of the County Court: Government ResponseFirst, I am delighted to see the hon. Gentleman in his place. I thank him for his interest in the subject and for his question, to which my response is yes. I hope our work is…23 Oct 2025HANSARDWork of the County Court: Government ResponseA fundamental review was attempted under the last Government, which involved closing many county courts around the country. We were told that the money released from the sale of…23 Oct 2025