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HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillI entirely agree with Members who are making the case that we should all be equal before the law. The problem is that the figures show that that is not the case, and it has not…30 Apr 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillWill the hon. Member give way?30 Apr 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillJust to respond to the point that the hon. Member for Hinckley and Bosworth (Dr Evans) has just raised, the guidelines did not pick out race and ethnicity. In fact, they listed a…30 Apr 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillMy hon. Friend refers to blockages. How can he describe Members of this House, and people in the community who are trying to stand up for a fair and just criminal justice system,…30 Apr 2025HANSARD Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillIs the Lord Chancellor aware that the Sentencing Council guidelines, and indeed the Bill, turn on issues that some of us have campaigned on for decades? I think that there would…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillWell, either our judiciary is world-class and highly regarded, or it is so soft-minded that the very existence of a pre-sentencing report will make it rule in a way in which it…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillI can say with confidence that the Sentencing Council is talking about issues to do with race and criminal justice because of a history, going back decades, of problematic issues…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillI can see that, when it comes to this legislation, I am in a minority—it is not the first time, and I suspect that it will not be the last. There has been a great deal of…22 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) BillToday, some of us have been surprised to hear the Opposition talk about a failure to prepare. The workers of Scunthorpe might say that they had 14 years to prepare, and failed.…12 Apr 2025HANSARDLowest Incomes: SupportIt is all very well for the Minister to talk about helping people into work, but is he aware of the many millions of people on personal independence payments who rely on them in…08 Apr 2025HANSARDLowest Incomes: Support13. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support people on the lowest incomes following the spring statement 2025.08 Apr 2025HANSARDSentencing Council GuidelinesI realise that this is not a popular view in the House, but the Justice Secretary will be aware that some of us are astonished that she thinks our judges are so weak-minded as to…01 Apr 2025HANSARDEngagementsMost Members of this House will be aware that the welfare system can be a nightmare to navigate and does, indeed, need reform, but could we have less of this rhetoric about the…19 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe whole country stands behind the people of Ukraine, but there is a view that taking money from aid and development to spend on armaments and tanks makes people less safe, not…26 Feb 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillThe Home Secretary will accept that this is a difficult time to speak up for a fair and ethical immigration policy, with the tide of far-right politics sweeping Europe, and maybe…10 Feb 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that more people should listen to those of us who say that, if we do not want people drowning in the channel, the answer is to enable the processing of…10 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe WASPI women fought one of the most sustained and passionate campaigns for justice that I can remember, year in year out, and we did promise them that we would give them…18 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineWill the hon. Member give way?16 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineWill the hon. Member give way?16 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestinePeople in Hackney and country-wide feel strongly about this issue. Does my right hon. Friend agree that, far from moving towards a two-state solution, Israel is deliberately…16 Dec 2024