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HANSARDEngagementsAfter Kebatu’s release, I put in place the toughest checks we have ever had in the prison system. It is important that Lynne Owens is able to get to the bottom of her work. I…05 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe Chamber is, thankfully, quiet, so I am surprised that the hon. Gentleman did not hear me when I said that of course I apologise and am sorry for the anxiety caused. Let me…05 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsMy right hon. and learned Friend the Prime Minister is in Brazil, attending COP30 in Belém and the Earthshot prize ceremony alongside His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. The…05 Nov 2025HANSARDPrisoner Release ChecksAs the hon. Lady would expect, a number of people are released under different regimes: some will be released at home and will, hopefully, lead productive lives; others will be…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPrisoner Release ChecksDespite the nature of the right hon. Gentleman’s questioning, he and I are actually friends. I think it was important that the police were able to give me an operational update,…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPrisoner Release ChecksI associate myself with all the remarks made by the hon. Gentleman. He is completely right; this is totally, totally unacceptable. People who commit crimes deserve to be punished.…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPrisoner Release ChecksOf course I am sorry—sorry that any victim of crime had the anxious weekend that they had. It was important for me to ensure that police liaison were in touch with them, and I am…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPrisoner Release ChecksAs I have said, it is right and proper that the Home Office has a thorough regime for skilled workers, and I support it in that endeavour. It is also important that we have the…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPrisoner Release ChecksI really think that is a ridiculous question. The hon. Gentleman knows that the answer is no. What I considered carefully was what my predecessors were up to in the last…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPrisoner Release ChecksAs a statement of fact, the Conservatives recognise that the inheritance we had in this context was poor. The public want to ensure that whoever is in government keeps them safe…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPrisoner Release ChecksAfter the horrific legacy left by the last Government, I think that the hon. Gentleman’s constituents will be pleased that we are increasing the number of prison places, that we…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPrisoner Release ChecksI agree that action should have been taken long ago when this story began under the last Government. That action is beginning now.27 Oct 2025HANSARDPrisoner Release ChecksI have a lot of respect for the right hon. Lady. I just remind her that I am not sure that the shadow Justice Secretary mentioned the victims once in his contribution this…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPrisoner Release ChecksI recognise the concern that may well be on the minds of the right hon. Gentleman’s constituents, and indeed mine, but the biometric system that we have in place should alleviate…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPrisoner Release ChecksI begin by congratulating my hon. Friend; he has just returned from paternity leave. I know his constituency of Harlow very well—I think it has one of the highest proportions of…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPrisoner Release ChecksI am grateful to the right hon. Lady for putting on the record the challenge we have with junior staff. I am very grateful for the work in our prison system of those staff, who…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPrisoner Release ChecksThe hon. Gentleman has tremendous experience in this Chamber, and I think he would think it was extremely lackadaisical if the Justice Secretary did not seek an operational update…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPrisoner Release ChecksI am not sure in this circumstance that this was subcontracted. The hon. Member will understand that when we look at the 56,000 or so prisoners who are released from prison, many…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPrisoner Release ChecksMy hon. Friend is right, and it is hugely important to put this in the context not only of the victims, who will have been anxious, but of the inheritance of the backlog in our…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPrisoner Release ChecksThere is actually a point of agreement between the two main parties: that foreign national offenders who commit crimes should be deported as quickly as possible. We are attempting…27 Oct 2025