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HANSARD Sentencing BillI am getting increasingly confused by these interventions, Madam Deputy Speaker. As I outlined before, the Government are setting out very clear measures to improve discipline in…29 Oct 2025HANSARDDraft Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Act 2020 (Extension of Operative Period) Regulations 2025I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Act 2020 (Extension of Operative Period) Regulations 2025. It…28 Oct 2025HANSARDDraft Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Act 2020 (Extension of Operative Period) Regulations 2025I am grateful to the hon. Member for his contribution. On the two issues he raised, policy agreements on an international framework are obviously for the relevant Department. The…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI am always happy to pay tribute to the brilliant “Loose Women”, and, diary permitting, I will be there at 12.30 pm with the hon. Gentleman. Their campaign has been serious and…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing Billindicated dissent.21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillWithin the Sentencing Bill and primary legislation are specific punishments for offenders who do not play by the rules while they are in prison. That will affect the earned…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillAs the hon. Gentleman knows, sentencing decisions are for the judiciary. Every single offence in his amendment 24 can be given an extended determinate sentence. As I have said…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI begin by thanking all those who have contributed to this important debate about sentencing policy and the future of our criminal justice system. Before I turn to the specifics…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillMadam Chair, I do not think that you were Prime Minister or Chancellor. I do apologise. The Tory legacy in our prisons was lawless disorder, with not enough prison places to…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Work for Serving PrisonersI completely agree, and it goes back to the central argument that my hon. Friend the Member for Derby North made about the innate value of work. Labour Members, and I am sure hon.…15 Oct 2025HANSARD Work for Serving PrisonersWe will absolutely consider that amendment. I should congratulate her on her appointment to her role in the Liberal Democrats. That point was made in an intervention by my hon.…15 Oct 2025HANSARD Work for Serving PrisonersAbsolutely. We will look at the evidence that the Select Committee received, and we are having those conversations all the time. It is important to stress—I know my hon. Friend is…15 Oct 2025HANSARD Work for Serving PrisonersI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Derby North (Catherine Atkinson) on securing this important debate, and on her fine speech. We have known each other for many years,…15 Oct 2025HANSARDReoffending RatesThe hon. Member raises an important point and challenge for the Probation Service as the Sentencing Bill comes to fruition. I was with the Justice Secretary just last week meeting…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am delighted to deliver the closing speech on Second Reading of this important Bill, which will tackle the prisons crisis that we inherited from…16 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member seems to be the last person defending the last Conservative Government on prisons and law and order. The truth is that over 14 years, they built 500 prison places;…16 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend raises a really important point. The Sentencing Bill, which we will debate later today, has really important measures that will protect victims of domestic abuse…16 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for her really important question. I worked with the amazing charity Children Heard and Seen prior to getting this role. I am determined to ensure…16 Sept 2025HANSARDReoffending RatesYes, I am aware of the great work that the Clink does, as are the Justice Secretary and the Prisons Minister in the other place. We will be reviewing what has happened and is…16 Sept 2025HANSARDReoffending RatesAlthough there is a long-term downward trend in the rate of proven reoffending, this country remains an outlier in that regard. That is why the Government are taking action to…16 Sept 2025