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HANSARD Foreign National Offenders: Prison TransfersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Austin. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Kettering (Mr Hollobone) for securing the debate. He has raised the issue…19 Feb 2019HANSARD Foreign National Offenders: Prison TransfersI will make two points. The first is a statistical point because latest figures show that there are 787 Polish prisoners, although my hon. Friend’s point about the number and…19 Feb 2019HANSARD Human Rights in the UKIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gapes. I congratulate the hon. Member for Edinburgh East (Tommy Sheppard) on securing this debate on human rights in the UK.…13 Feb 2019HANSARD Human Rights in the UKIf the shadow Minister is patient, I will turn to what our ongoing position is—a number of Members have made that point. He may or may not be satisfied, but I will seek to answer…13 Feb 2019HANSARDMissing Persons GuardianshipThe hon. Members for Strangford and for Islwyn—if I keep saying it, I will get it right—have both made powerful points, which I am happy to explore with ministerial colleagues.…12 Feb 2019HANSARDMissing Persons GuardianshipI am very happy to give that assurance and to write to all Members who have participated in the debate, as well as to others who could not be here today but who have taken a close…12 Feb 2019HANSARDMissing Persons GuardianshipIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate the hon. Member for Enfield, Southgate (Bambos Charalambous) on securing a debate on this important…12 Feb 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse VictimsI am grateful to the shadow Minister for her question, and I should have said in response to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Heeley (Louise Haigh) that I knew that the shadow…05 Feb 2019HANSARDVictims LawIn the victims strategy published on 10 September, we committed to consult on the detail of a victims law in the course of 2019. In taking that work forward, we have already begun…05 Feb 2019HANSARDVictims: Policy AlignmentThe victims strategy is the first time that we have looked in such detail and in such a joined-up way at how we treat victims of crime. The strategy provides the vision for the…05 Feb 2019HANSARDVictims: Policy AlignmentBuilding on the answer that I gave to the shadow Minister, I hear what my hon. Friend says and I know his work in this area and his commitment on the issue. I am very happy to…05 Feb 2019HANSARDVictims: Policy AlignmentWe are determined to improve the family justice response to vulnerable witnesses, including people such as my hon. Friend’s constituent Chloe and victims of domestic abuse. Family…05 Feb 2019HANSARDCriminal Justice: ChildrenMy hon. Friend the Member for Mid Derbyshire (Mrs Latham) makes an important point about the importance of stable accommodation, which can play a key part in reducing reoffending…05 Feb 2019HANSARDVictims LawThe Government are committed to ensuring that victims of terrorist attacks such as the Manchester Arena bombing receive the help and support that they need. In the victims…05 Feb 2019HANSARDCriminal Justice: ChildrenThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point. If he writes to me with more details, I will be happy to look at the matter.05 Feb 2019HANSARDCriminal Justice: ChildrenReducing reoffending is a key goal of the prison system, as we set out in the White Paper. Plans such as the New Futures Network show that we are serious about this. Research…05 Feb 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse VictimsDomestic abuse is a dreadful crime. We are determined to ensure that those who commit it face justice and that the victims of it are supported and feel able to come forward. A…05 Feb 2019HANSARDCriminal Justice: ChildrenThe shadow Minister makes an important point, building on the point made earlier by the right hon. Member for Tottenham (Mr Lammy). I am concerned about the black, Asian and…05 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe take the Karen White case very seriously. In the light of that, we are reviewing both the content of prison service instruction 17/2016, which sets the policy on these…05 Feb 2019HANSARDCriminal Justice: ChildrenAs far as possible, we believe that children should be diverted from the criminal justice system through liaison and diversion services. A custodial sentence should be used only…05 Feb 2019