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HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend raises a very important point. Last year, the Government announced a £100 million boost to investment in the installation of body scanners in many of our prisons,…22 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsNo.22 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to raise the important issue of unpaid work, because it is a way for offenders to make reparation to wider society for the damage that is caused by crime.…22 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady raises an issue that, as she probably knows, is very close to my heart. In the White Paper, we have announced a call for evidence about neurodivergence within the…22 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for the work he is doing on this important issue and for the introduction of his Bill. I fully recognise his concern, which is why we are working…22 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhile it would be wrong of me to make direct comment on what is, sadly, a dispute, I will certainly look into the matter and report back to the hon. Lady on the latest progress or…22 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe first duty of any Government is to protect their people. Too often, our system of sentencing in England and Wales does not command the public’s confidence, so last week I laid…22 Sept 2020HANSARDUK Internal Market Bill: Rule of LawAs I have said to the hon. and learned Lady, the contingency that underlines the coming into force and use of these powers is a very narrowly and clearly delineated one. I do not…22 Sept 2020HANSARDUK Internal Market Bill: Rule of LawThe hon. and learned Lady is right to draw attention to Lord Keen. I pay tribute to his long service in the Government as Advocate General for Scotland, and I was sorry to hear of…22 Sept 2020HANSARDUK Internal Market Bill: Rule of LawI really find it extraordinary that the right hon. Gentleman brings the code of conduct into these matters. Like him, I am acting as a Member of Parliament. I am acting as a…22 Sept 2020HANSARDUK Internal Market Bill: Rule of LawThat is a very serious allegation to make. I took that oath in English and Welsh—I took it twice—and I believe in it in both languages, indeed in any language. I am sorry that the…22 Sept 2020HANSARDUK Internal Market Bill: Rule of LawI am extremely grateful to my hon. Friend. He is right to remind us that personal attacks are no substitute for real debate. What he has done, and what I have sought to do, is, at…22 Sept 2020HANSARDUK Internal Market Bill: Rule of LawI thank the hon. Lady for her kind remarks. The issue is very straightforward. If we are in a position where the EU has acted in material breach of its own treaty obligations,…22 Sept 2020HANSARDUK Internal Market Bill: Rule of LawI thank the hon. Lady for her kind remarks. Attractive and charismatic though the hon. Lady’s remarks might sound, they do not bear any scrutiny at all. The reality is that we are…22 Sept 2020HANSARDUK Internal Market Bill: Rule of LawWith respect to those organisations, with which I engage almost daily, it is important that as a result of any potential conflict that might occur between domestic and…22 Sept 2020HANSARDUK Internal Market Bill: Rule of LawI am absolutely committed, under the oath I took as Lord Chancellor, to upholding the rule of law; the freedoms and protections we all enjoy rely on it, and as a responsible…22 Sept 2020HANSARDSentencing White Paper: Public ProtectionI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his kind comments. The right hon. Gentleman can be reassured that in response to the Committee’s findings, the Government are working across…22 Sept 2020HANSARDSentencing White Paper: Public ProtectionMy hon. Friend is right to talk about the scourge of county lines. Like me, he will welcome the investment of £25 million by the Home Office to boost law enforcement efforts by…22 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady raises a very disturbing case, and sadly, it is not alone. Many shop workers have been at the frontline of providing vital services through the intensity of the…22 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI pay tribute to those who provide the therapeutic services at Aylesbury YOI, whom I have met in the past. We have clearly stated that we see young adults right up to the age of…22 Sept 2020