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HANSARDPrisoner Early ReleaseLet me put on the record my gratitude for the bravery of those victims that the hon. and learned Gentleman identified for what they undertook to ensure that there was justice.…29 Jun 2026HANSARDPrisoner Early ReleaseAs I said, the impact assessment published during the Sentencing Act’s passage through Parliament set out very clearly that 7,500 prison places would be saved as a result of the…29 Jun 2026HANSARDPrisoner Early ReleaseThe hon. Member is absolutely right to raise the concern among constituents who have receive these letters, but the purpose of the letters and the engagement is to ensure that we…29 Jun 2026HANSARDPrisoner Early ReleaseWe will not shy away from the difficult decisions needed to save the criminal justice system to ensure that we have prison places to put criminals behind bars. By the end of this…29 Jun 2026HANSARDPrisoner Early ReleaseLet me first pay tribute to my hon. Friend for the work she did both in government and in opposition on these issues. She has raised with me outside the Chamber the issue of…29 Jun 2026HANSARDPrisoner Early ReleaseYes, Lord Timpson, the Minister in the other place who is responsible for the Probation Service, has undertaken huge reforms to how the Probation Service operates, which are…29 Jun 2026HANSARDPrisoner Early ReleaseLet me be very clear, Mr Speaker. The Sentencing Act, which received Royal Assent in January, sets out some provisions that will come into effect in September. We are determined…29 Jun 2026HANSARDPrisoner Early ReleaseI have listened to the hon. Member speak about this issue a lot, and I must again remind him of his party’s record in government and why the Sentencing Act was an absolute…29 Jun 2026HANSARDPrisoner Early ReleaseThose who perpetrate heinous crimes must face the full force of the law. Under this Government, convictions for child sex offences are at a record high. At the end of this…29 Jun 2026HANSARDPrisoner Early ReleaseI am grateful to my hon. Friend. As I have said, under this Government convictions for child sexual offences are at a record high. There is more work to be done in this area, and…29 Jun 2026HANSARDPrisoner Early ReleaseLet me thank the hon. Member not just for his question but for the work he has done in good faith on this issue for a number of years. I gently say to him, as I have said…29 Jun 2026HANSARDPrisoner Early ReleaseDeportation of foreign national offenders is at record highs under this Government and we will continue to work to ensure that we deport those foreign national offenders who…29 Jun 2026HANSARDPrisoner Early ReleaseI thank the hon. Lady for her question. I will deal with her three points. As I said in my earlier response, we are determined to ensure that victims’ voices are heard. We have…29 Jun 2026HANSARDPrisoner Early ReleaseThe hon. Member is right that faith in the justice system is absolutely crucial. That is why the situation we inherited—the criminal justice system teetering on the brink of…29 Jun 2026HANSARDPrisoner Early ReleaseI am very happy to meet the hon. Member—and indeed his constituent, if helpful—to discuss those cases. As I have set out before, 18,000 offenders serving life or extended…29 Jun 2026HANSARDPrisoner Early ReleaseOnce again, I am happy to meet the hon. Lady or indeed the appropriate Member of Parliament to look at the details of that case. We need to make sure that we have enough prison…29 Jun 2026HANSARDPrisoner Early ReleaseWhen the Sentencing Act went through Parliament, we had a number of debates, and an impact assessment was published. The numbers are contained in there.29 Jun 2026HANSARD Prison SafetyAs I was saying before we were interrupted by votes, I want to put on record my thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for Sherwood Forest, her team, and her neighbour, my hon.…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Prison SafetyI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Sherwood Forest (Michelle Welsh) for securing this debate and for bringing attention to this very important subject, which she has raised on…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Prison SafetyAbsolutely. The NHS works in our prisons up and down the country every day, and it does incredible work. We have bolstered the approach to people identified as being at risk of…23 Jun 2026