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HANSARDPrisoner Releases in ErrorThis is a crisis that we inherited in our prison system. [Interruption.] That is worthy of sober reflection, because the shadow Justice Secretary knows that when the Conservatives…11 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Gentleman knows that that email, which was sent in error, referred to women. He knows that when we are talking about women offenders, the system must understandably…11 Nov 2025HANSARDPrisoner Releases in ErrorI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for all the work she is doing in her community. I recognise that there will be anxiety in her constituency as a result of high-profile cases…11 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend did a valiant job as Chair of the Public Accounts Committee, constantly revisiting these issues. She will have noticed how successive Justice Secretaries under the…11 Nov 2025HANSARDPrisoner Releases in ErrorNo.11 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI saw the Northern Ireland Secretary’s statement last week. The right hon. Gentleman will know that there has been considerable lawfare and that the scheme proposed by his…11 Nov 2025HANSARDImprisonment for Public ProtectionI recognise the challenges for Terry and his family. We are determined to support those in prison to progress towards safe and sustainable releases, but understandably that cannot…11 Nov 2025HANSARDProbation ServiceWe are determined to back our hard-working probation staff by investing up to £700 million by the final year of the spending review and investing an initial £8 million in new…11 Nov 2025HANSARDImprisonment for Public ProtectionIt is right that the IPP sentence was abolished. The number of unreleased IPP prisoners fell to 946, as of 30 September 2025—a reduction of 14% compared with the previous year.…11 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis issue does require more neighbourhood policing and bobbies on the beat—as the hon. Gentleman knows, numbers were cut under the last Government. I also think that the…11 Nov 2025HANSARDPrisoner Releases in ErrorI am grateful to my hon. Friend for all that he has been doing on these issues for many years. His words echo those of the prison inspector. My hon. Friend of course knows that…11 Nov 2025HANSARDPrisoner Releases in ErrorMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I think the public recognise that. They might not have visited our prisons, but they know that cuts in our public services are real. They…11 Nov 2025HANSARDPrisoner Releases in ErrorI can give my hon. and learned Friend that undertaking. That is why we have brought forward the sentencing review and increased the removal of foreign national offenders to 5,000.…11 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsCan I just remind the right hon. Gentleman that, just before the general election in July 2024, his Government had three different versions of their early release scheme? We…11 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsBaroness Amos is a dear friend of mine. I know that the Health Secretary is considering her recommendations.05 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsI am deeply saddened by the loss of life and the scenes of devastation in the great country of Jamaica. Like my hon. Friend, I have relatives in Jamaica, and I thank and commend…05 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is right to raise that issue, which is important up and down the country. We are taking action to address the appalling inheritance we received by rolling out extra…05 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsIt is great to see the hon. Gentleman in his place. I had expected to see the shadow Justice Secretary, the right hon. Member for Newark (Robert Jenrick), but I am nevertheless…05 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsI am looking forward to being up against the right hon. Member for Newark next time. In 25 years in this House, I have not witnessed a more shameful spectacle, frankly, than what…05 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsIt is very kind of my hon. Friend to say those opening remarks. I am conscious that my right hon. Friend the Member for Hackney North and Stoke Newington (Ms Abbott), and indeed…05 Nov 2025