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HANSARDCriminal Justice Act 2003 (Requisite and Minimum Custodial Periods) Order 2024I thank the noble Baroness. I will write to her, because I am not completely familiar with that and I would not like to get it wrong.29 Jul 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Act 2003 (Requisite and Minimum Custodial Periods) Order 2024My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their valuable contributions to this important debate, and I look forward to answering as many questions as I can. I will of course go back…29 Jul 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Act 2003 (Requisite and Minimum Custodial Periods) Order 2024My Lords, following the Oral Statement which I repeated in this House on Wednesday 24 July, your Lordships will know that our prisons are in crisis. The male prison estate has…29 Jul 2024HANSARDCommunity Sentences (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, it is a privilege to close this debate in my new role as Minister for Prisons, Parole and Probation, with responsibility for reducing reoffending. I thank the noble…26 Jul 2024HANSARDPrison CapacityI used to see the noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier, at the other end of a much smaller table when I was chair of the Prison Reform Trust. He sat in the middle on the right.…24 Jul 2024HANSARDPrison CapacityThe situation with IPP prisoners is of great concern. I know that huge numbers of Members on both sides of the House care about it deeply, and I share that concern. IPP prisoners…24 Jul 2024HANSARDPrison CapacityBefore we look at any other countries and international comparisons, we need to fix the system we have first. Before we can do anything on reducing reoffending and having prisons…24 Jul 2024HANSARDPrison CapacityHe is still on the right. In fact, he never sat on the left. I accept that farms and gardens are very positive in prison environments. In fact, one of the prisons I visited…24 Jul 2024HANSARDPrison CapacityRecruiting 1,000 extra probation officers will take time. From conversations with the probation officers that I have recently met, I know that we are asking a lot of them, but…24 Jul 2024HANSARDPrison CapacityI thank the noble Lord; if he stays around long enough, he may find a mention of himself in my maiden speech—a positive one. So far as finding work, when I first started…24 Jul 2024HANSARDPrison CapacityI thank the right reverend Prelate. New prison places are important and we will build more prisons—prisons we are proud of. So far as the public narrative goes, I could not agree…24 Jul 2024HANSARDPrison CapacityI thank my noble friend for the question. It is crucial that people leaving prison have somewhere to live. Having been in this space for a number of years, I have met too many…24 Jul 2024HANSARDPrison CapacityMy Lords, I start by thanking the noble and learned Lord, Lord Stewart, and the noble Lord, Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames, for their questions. This is my first time in this…24 Jul 2024HANSARDPrison CapacityMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I will repeat a Statement made in the House of Commons by the Lord Chancellor. Before I do so, I will say that I look forward to addressing…24 Jul 2024HANSARDPrison CapacityI thank the noble Baroness. I often meet chaplains when I go into prisons. The last time I had a long meeting with one was in Belmarsh, at a small part of the prison where…24 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a privilege to open this debate in my new role as Minister for Prisons, Probation and Public Protection. It will not have escaped your Lordships’ attention that,…24 Jul 2024HANSARDPrison CapacityHaving somewhere to live when someone is released from prison is vital, and we are planning to continue with all the schemes that are currently in place, including the 84 nights…24 Jul 2024HANSARDPrison CapacityI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Watkins, for her question. Interestingly, this week I have heard of Members of Parliament in the other place complaining about people wanting to…24 Jul 2024HANSARDPrison CapacityI am well aware of the issues around indeterminate sentences for public protection. I know that matter is of great interest to noble Lords. It would not be appropriate to make…24 Jul 2024