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HANSARDJoint Enterprise (Significant Contribution) BillThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. Section 8 of the 1861 Act is intrinsically linked with other inchoate offences such as those specified in sections 44 to 46 of the Serious Crime Act…02 Feb 2024HANSARDJoint Enterprise (Significant Contribution) BillWith the greatest respect to the hon. Gentleman, I gave my reasons earlier. It is not because I am trying to curtail this debate; it is because other debates are due to take place…02 Feb 2024HANSARDJoint Enterprise (Significant Contribution) BillI have already said to the hon. Gentleman that I am not going to give way.02 Feb 2024HANSARDJoint Enterprise (Significant Contribution) BillWith the greatest respect to the hon. Gentleman, I am not going to take interventions. There are other Bills that need to be debated, and it is important that the Government’s…02 Feb 2024HANSARDJoint Enterprise (Significant Contribution) BillI thank the hon. Member for Liverpool, Riverside (Kim Johnson) for introducing the Bill. I know the issue is of significant interest to her and indeed to other Members of the…02 Feb 2024HANSARDDraft Sentencing Act 2020 (Amendment of Schedule 21) Regulations 2023It will be applicable if the desecration took place after death as well as during the course of the murder, because the state of the body causes anguish to the relatives who are…23 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft Sentencing Act 2020 (Amendment of Schedule 21) Regulations 2023I thank the hon. Member for Cardiff West for the Opposition’s support for an important SI. He raised several points, which I will attempt to answer in order. We covered one aspect…23 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft Sentencing Act 2020 (Amendment of Schedule 21) Regulations 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Sentencing Act 2020 (Amendment of Schedule 21) Regulations 2023. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr…23 Jan 2024HANSARDCustodial and Community SentencesI thank the hon. Lady for her question. We will keep this under review as the Bill passes through the House, and we will make further announcements on it in due course.09 Jan 2024HANSARDCustodial and Community SentencesI suggest that the outcome speaks for itself.09 Jan 2024HANSARDCustodial and Community SentencesWe have recently increased the budget for probation by £155 million and ramped up recruitment, with an additional 4,000 staff recruited over the last period of time.09 Jan 2024HANSARDCustodial and Community SentencesA 2019 Ministry of Justice analysis of a matched cohort of 30,000 offenders shows that those serving sentences of immediate custody of less than 12 months reoffend more often than…09 Jan 2024HANSARD Sentencing BillAs this is the first time I have faced the hon. Member for Cardiff West (Kevin Brennan) across the Dispatch Box, I would like to start on a point of agreement. I agree with him…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Sentencing BillThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I will respond to Members I do not mention individually either in writing or in person, especially on any points that I miss. The hon. Member for…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDeath by Dangerous Driving: SentencingI was very sorry to hear of the death of Paul Carter, Lisa Carter and Jade Mace in January 2023 in a collision caused by Aurelijus Cielevicius, and the devastating consequences…21 Nov 2023HANSARDUnduly Lenient Sentence SchemeIn recent years the Government have invested an extra £141 million in criminal legal aid, which should expedite a solution to the situation.21 Nov 2023HANSARDUnduly Lenient Sentence SchemeThe unduly lenient sentence scheme is intended for use in serious cases for offenders sentenced in the Crown court. The Attorney General has the power to refer a sentence to the…21 Nov 2023HANSARDUnduly Lenient Sentence SchemeIn 2019 we expanded the unduly lenient sentence scheme to include 14 new offences, including further child sexual offences and coercive or controlling behaviour. We have no…21 Nov 2023HANSARDDeath by Dangerous Driving: SentencingThe Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 increased the maximum penalty for causing death by dangerous driving from 14 years to life imprisonment. In June 2023, the…21 Nov 2023HANSARDDeath by Dangerous Driving: SentencingI was very sorry to hear the details of that particular case. I will, of course, be very happy to raise it with the Attorney General.21 Nov 2023