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HANSARDReoffending RatesMy hon. Friend the Chair of the Justice Committee is absolutely right; it is important that on early admission into prison we evaluate all the different factors—the level of…14 Dec 2021HANSARDReoffending RatesThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right on this. A proportion of people are, in effect, mentally unwell and then trip up into prison, and we know that veterans are among them. That…14 Dec 2021HANSARDHuman Rights LegislationI thank the hon. Gentleman. As I said, it is a protective enactment. We will respect the devolved competences. Until we have got to the stage of full legislative proposals—which…14 Dec 2021HANSARDReoffending RatesI do not see these things as binary opposites; we need to see robust punishment and robust deterrence. I am disappointed that Opposition Members voted against the Police, Crime,…14 Dec 2021HANSARDHuman Rights LegislationOf course we live up to our international obligations, and it is precisely partly the aim of these reforms to protect the bespoke, tailored approach to primary legislation when it…14 Dec 2021HANSARDHuman Rights LegislationI think the message we send—that we will remain a state party to the European convention—is important. We know how important it is in relation to our allies and partners and the…14 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsOver the last month, I have visited HMP Isis with my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister, and the South Essex Rape and Incest Crisis Centre. We have launched a White Paper on our…14 Dec 2021HANSARDChild Cruelty: SentencingI thank my hon. Friend and totally agree with him about the appalling case of little Arthur. He is right, and in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, child murder will…14 Dec 2021HANSARDChild Cruelty: SentencingChild cruelty requires the strongest response possible from our justice system, and we will ensure that our sentencing powers are the most robust to protect the most vulnerable.14 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI shall be making a statement to the House on our plans for reform of the Human Rights Act and its replacement with a Bill of Rights shortly. I am sure the hon. Member will listen…14 Dec 2021HANSARDReoffending RatesFirst, I associate myself with the hon. Lady’s comments about my hon. Friend the Member for Burton (Kate Griffiths) and her experience. She showed incredible courage. The hon.…14 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf the hon. Gentleman wants to write to me about that and make the case—I do not know whether his question relates to a particular constituency case or a more general concern—I…14 Dec 2021HANSARDHuman Rights LegislationToday, I am launching our consultation on proposals to overhaul the Human Rights Act and replace it with a Bill of Rights. I thank Sir Peter Gross and the panel he chaired for…14 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the hon. Gentleman to his place. I look forward to working with him, where we can, constructively and usefully. However, if the Labour party wants to start suggesting…14 Dec 2021HANSARDHuman Rights LegislationI thank the hon. Gentleman. Of course there are provisions for non-discrimination in the ECHR, but also in UK law. This reform will allow us to strengthen the protections that we…14 Dec 2021HANSARDHuman Rights LegislationI thank my right hon. Friend. He has been a long-standing champion of this issue, and has had a long-standing interest in it. I think the separation of powers between the…14 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my right hon. Friend the Chair of the Select Committee for his question. I have been talking to other Members about this important issue. If he would like to write to me…14 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that a certain category of case, particularly in respect of the private family law courts, needs to go before a court because of safeguarding…14 Dec 2021HANSARDHuman Rights LegislationI say gently to the hon. Lady that, if she looks at the Good Friday agreement, she will see that it talks about incorporation of the ECHR, not incorporation of the Human Rights…14 Dec 2021HANSARDDelivering Justice for VictimsToday the Government are publishing a package of measures that will collectively raise the voice of victims in our criminal justice system and strengthen the accountability of all…09 Dec 2021