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HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)In the nicest way, I would not wish to leave the hon. Lady out of the multiple conversations that I am likely to have over the summer with her right hon. and hon. Friends about…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)Clause 32 will amend chapter II of part II of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997, which relates to the release of prisoners serving life sentences. Clause 33 will amend chapter 6 of…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Lady for the point she makes, and I understand that she is getting at how widely one draws out what is relevant and useful information pertinent to…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Ninth sitting)The right hon. Lady makes a couple of important points. First, on the different methodologies, while I expect that we will want to see consistency in the application of principles…04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Ninth sitting)When responding to the right hon. Member for Garston and Halewood, I should have thanked and paid tribute to the work of the Justice Committee for its pre-legislative scrutiny,…04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Ninth sitting)Clause 21 simplifies the process for victims of crime to escalate complaints about their experiences as a victim. The policies and approach introduced in the legislation will lead…04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Ninth sitting)How can I say no to the hon. Lady?04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Ninth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Lady for her amendment, which, as she set out, would require relevant authorities for a police area to conduct a joint strategic needs assessment—I may…04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Tenth sitting)I am always happy to consider the suggestions put forward by the hon. Lady.04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Tenth sitting)Not on that! I agree with the hon. Member for Rotherham on the importance of ensuring appropriate and robust oversight and monitoring of the duty to collaborate. I hope to…04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Ninth sitting)As the day goes on, Mr Hosie, I get more dextrous when it comes to finding the right piece of paper to respond to interventions or, indeed, to your swift running of the Committee.…04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Tenth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Member for Rotherham for her amendment, which, somewhat like amendments 87, 88 and 89, would require relevant authorities for a police area to conduct a…04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Ninth sitting)I will, but I suspect that I know the question.04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Ninth sitting)I am grateful to the right hon. Lady for her intervention; I said that I thought that I could predict her question, and I did—in my head—with a fair degree of accuracy. I gently…04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Tenth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Member for Rotherham, as ever, for her amendments. Amendment 86 would require the relevant authorities to publish an annual report about the…04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Tenth sitting)I am grateful to the shadow Minister for her amendments and for her exposition of them. I agree with her on the importance of local areas reflecting the views and expertise of…04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Ninth sitting)There were a number of points there, to which I will respond swiftly for the benefit of the Committee. I note the point made by the shadow Minister about having asked for such…04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Ninth sitting)The hon. Lady makes a couple of points. First, my remarks a moment ago were made in the context of the broader debate that can often happen around the funding of services. To her…04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Tenth sitting)We touched on a number of the elements that I am going to talk about when we debated amendment 83, which the hon. Member for Rotherham moved earlier, so I will be relatively…04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Tenth sitting)As I have said in previous responses, the funding is finite. There is a degree of flexibility—not total flexibility, because there are, as she will be aware, some ringfenced pots…04 Jul 2023