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HANSARDJames Bulger Murder: Public InquiryI will answer two further points and then give way to the shadow Minister. On transparency, we have made progress since the original Parole Board hearings and the original case. I…25 Mar 2024HANSARDJames Bulger Murder: Public InquiryThe context in which I addressed that was the point made by the hon. Member for Birmingham, Yardley about notifications and thresholds. Those previous breaches—where,…25 Mar 2024HANSARDJames Bulger Murder: Public InquiryI am grateful to the hon. Lady. As I say, the decisions on what to include are ultimately down to the prosecuting counsel and prosecuting lawyers from the CPS, but I will touch on…25 Mar 2024HANSARDJames Bulger Murder: Public InquiryI am grateful to the hon. Lady. At the risk of potentially damaging her reputation, let me say that I have huge respect for her; I did a lot of work with her when I was the…25 Mar 2024HANSARDJames Bulger Murder: Public InquiryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this afternoon, Mr Henderson. At the outset, may I join right hon. and hon. Members in acknowledging the dedication and…25 Mar 2024HANSARDJames Bulger Murder: Public InquiryI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman, and I will come on to address, to a degree, that specific point. Notwithstanding how the CPS and how the case itself was conducted and…25 Mar 2024HANSARD Prevention of Future Deaths Report: Terance RadfordI am grateful to the hon. Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson) for securing a debate on this important issue. It is, as we have all seen, inevitably a sad debate, given the nature…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Prevention of Future Deaths Report: Terance RadfordI am afraid, as I have said, I am unable to give any details on the nature of that disciplinary process in the Chamber. I hear everything the hon. Gentleman says, and I hope he…20 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Suitability for Fixed Term Recall) Order 2024I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for that key point. I will conclude the remarks I was making and then address it. The cohort of offenders that I have referred to will now be…11 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Suitability for Fixed Term Recall) Order 2024I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Suitability for Fixed Term Recall) Order 2024. In October 2023, my right hon. and learned…11 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Suitability for Fixed Term Recall) Order 2024I am grateful to my right hon. Friend the Member for North West Cambridgeshire and to the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Brentford and Isleworth, for their contributions.…11 Mar 2024HANSARDSocial Media Access in PrisonsI hope that the hon. Gentleman will bear with me for a moment, because I will turn to that specific point. However, I want to begin by highlighting the close interest that my hon.…26 Feb 2024HANSARDSocial Media Access in PrisonsHow can I say no to the hon. Gentleman?26 Feb 2024HANSARDSocial Media Access in PrisonsAs ever, Madam Deputy Speaker, it is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair. You will be reassured to know that I do not intend to take all the time available and speak until…26 Feb 2024HANSARDTime Spent in Cells: Reoffending RatesWe know that activities such as education and training can help to give prisoners skills that they need to get a job on release, thus reducing the likelihood of reoffending. That…20 Feb 2024HANSARDTime Spent in Cells: Reoffending RatesI am grateful to my hon. Friend for that. He is absolutely right about the importance of not just recruiting new prison officers, but retaining experienced ones in our prisons.…20 Feb 2024HANSARDTime Spent in Cells: Reoffending RatesAs the shadow Justice Secretary will know, my right hon. and learned Friend the Lord Chancellor has made clear that in line with other statistics, for example death in custody…20 Feb 2024HANSARDTime Spent in Cells: Reoffending RatesFor a moment I thought the shadow Justice Secretary was referring to her own party’s record when in government—7,500 prison places in three Titan prisons that failed to be built,…20 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is a champion of his constituents. While we may disagree on this issue, I know that he speaks for a lot of his constituents, and he does so vocally in this House.…20 Feb 2024HANSARDTime Spent in Cells: Reoffending RatesMy hon. Friend is right to highlight the importance of a range of purposeful activity for those in prison, from skilled industrial work in workshops to outside work. A good…20 Feb 2024