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HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, in my first month in this job, I told your Lordships’ House that this Government would introduce a new standard of transparency. We demonstrated this by publishing the…06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lords for tabling these amendments. Although we are still convinced that the approach in the Bill is right, it is only right that it…06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillI begin by thanking the noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen, and the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst, for raising this important issue. I also thank the shadow Justice Minister in the…06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing Bill06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillI thank all noble Lords who have tabled amendments in this group. They speak to the fundamental questions about the purpose of the criminal justice system, and I recognise that a…06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillI thank noble Lords from across the House both for their support for Amendment 53 and for raising their concerns around Clause 35. I confirm that the Government will accept…06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillI start by setting out my appreciation for the support that the Government have received for Clause 1. Throughout the Bill’s passage, noble Lords have highlighted evidence showing…06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing Bill06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, this debate is about a central purpose of the Bill: to put the prison system on a sustainable footing. There is no doubt that the offences listed in Amendment 74 and…06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing Bill06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing Bill06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing Bill06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillWhile the Government understand the concern that underpins this amendment, we do not believe it is necessary. It was not included by the last Conservative Government when they…06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillI am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, for her amendment and her continued interest in the Women’s Justice Board. I am very proud to chair it and drive its work…03 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing Bill03 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillI will take the noble and learned Lord’s comments away and read that again, but that is also why our quarterly Peers’ meetings on IPP are so important in discussing all these…03 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillWith the leave of your Lordships, I would like to clarify my comments on Amendment 88, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Foster. We have already publicly committed to legislation to…03 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillI will write to the noble Baroness with exact details. I have quite a few details in my head, but I want to get it right, so I will write.03 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillI start by thanking noble Lords and the noble and learned Lord for tabling their amendments, their interest in this topic and their considered words. I reassure the noble Lord,…03 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, it is, and should remain, the role of the court in sentencing to determine the requirements that should apply to a particular community sentence and how they are varied.…03 Dec 2025