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HANSARDCustodial and Community SentencingI thank my hon. Friend for that sensible question. I agree that community payback offers offenders an opportunity to make visible reparations to their local communities, with…14 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn response to the Wade review, we have increased sentences by introducing statutory aggravating factors for murders that are preceded by controlling or coercive behaviour, that…14 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can confirm to my hon. Friend that officials have reviewed and considered ICROs, which involve the use of electronic monitoring, curfew arrangements and rehabilitative…14 May 2024HANSARDEmployment Tribunal PanelsThe employment tribunal panel composition arrangements are now a responsibility of the Senior President of Tribunals, and I understand that he intends to publish the responses to…14 May 2024HANSARDSupport for JurorsI thank the hon. Lady for her question, which is extremely relevant. As she can imagine, there have been extensive discussions between the Department and the judiciary about this.…14 May 2024HANSARDDraft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Domestic Abuse) (Amendment) Order 2024I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Domestic Abuse) (Amendment) Order 2024. It is a…08 May 2024HANSARDDraft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Domestic Abuse) (Amendment) Order 2024I thank the hon. Lady for welcoming the measures in this SI. The means test that I mentioned earlier is to ensure that the legal aid that we provide goes to the people who need it…08 May 2024HANSARD Life Sentences: Public UnderstandingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Mark. I start by thanking and congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Crewe and Nantwich (Dr Mullan) on securing a…30 Apr 2024HANSARD Life Sentences: Public UnderstandingI am a father, and I read some of the cases of child murder with the same level of horror that my hon. Friend does. I have to say that if my child had been brutally murdered in…30 Apr 2024HANSARDHMPPS Reoffending ProgrammesReducing reoffending is a core mission of this Government. As my right hon. and learned Friend the Lord Chancellor said in an earlier answer, we act on the basis not of emotion…26 Mar 2024HANSARDHMPPS Reoffending ProgrammesI can confirm that the Government will continue to base our investment decisions to reduce reoffending on the best available evidence at the time. We are continuously improving…26 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are increasing sentences by introducing statutory aggravating factors for murders that are preceded by coercive or controlling behaviour, that involve overkill or that are…26 Mar 2024HANSARD Baby Loss: CoronersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Elliott. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) for securing this debate. I pay…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Baby Loss: CoronersI thank my hon. Friend for his points; I am reflecting the points made in the consultation. His point is well landed, and officials and my hon. Friend the Member for Ruislip,…19 Mar 2024HANSARD British Justice System and International Corruption CasesI am grateful for the opportunity to take part in this debate, and I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Sir David Davis) for having secured it. He…28 Feb 2024HANSARDDangerous Offenders: Increased SentencesMeasures in the Sentencing Bill will ensure that those who commit the worst crimes will receive the most severe punishment. The Bill creates a duty for the court to impose a whole…20 Feb 2024HANSARDDangerous Offenders: Increased SentencesMy hon. Friend is quite right to raise the issue of domestic homicide. We are determined to act to protect the victims of domestic abuse and ensure that the appropriate…20 Feb 2024HANSARDDangerous Offenders: Increased SentencesI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. I agree with those sentiments entirely.20 Feb 2024HANSARDJoint Enterprise: Cost of Judicial ProcessesAlthough the Ministry of Justice collates statistics nationally on the principal criminal offence for which a perpetrator is prosecuted, convicted or sentenced, including data on…20 Feb 2024HANSARDJoint Enterprise: Cost of Judicial ProcessesThere is a cost to justice. People who are found guilty of crime based on the evidence presented to a court of law have been sentenced, and there is a cost to their incarceration.…20 Feb 2024