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HANSARDPrisons and ProbationWomen’s centres play a crucial role, and their work needs to be expanded. The female prison estate is a case study in illustrating that short-term custodial sentences do more harm…14 May 2019HANSARDPrisons and ProbationMy hon. Friend is right to be a passionate advocate of the important work, done in difficult circumstances, by our probation workers. They need to be valued more. Their importance…14 May 2019HANSARDPrisons and ProbationMy hon. Friend makes some important points. No one is saying that the publicly run prison system is without problems, because the crisis extends across public sector prisons, but…14 May 2019HANSARDPrisons and ProbationThe voluntary sector plays an important role in our justice system and will continue to do so under a Labour Government. Eight years ago, HMP Birmingham became the first publicly…14 May 2019HANSARDPrisons and ProbationMy hon. Friend is completely correct. The statistic she refers to demands a constructive response from the Government in this debate. Given statistics such as those revealed in…14 May 2019HANSARDWelfare Benefits: Legal AdviceIt is just not good enough because all too often the Government spin against legal aid, with talk of fat cat lawyers and unmeritorious claims, but the latest figures show that the…23 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsClimate change is now receiving the public attention that it merits. Greta Thunberg is in the House today, and my party pays tribute to her work. All too often, however, our…23 Apr 2019HANSARDWelfare Benefits: Legal AdviceGovernment cuts to legal aid have left tens of thousands of welfare benefit claimants without the ability to appeal flawed DWP decisions. We continue to see harrowing stories of…23 Apr 2019HANSARDProbation ServicesBefore wreaking havoc in the Department for Transport, the Secretary of State for Transport was busy wreaking havoc in our justice system. He unleashed a crisis in our prisons and…12 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsToo many young lives are being lost to violent crime on our streets. Whatever the Prime Minister may say, substantial reductions in police numbers leave our communities less…12 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Departmental PrioritiesThe Tories’ disastrous handling of Brexit poses a serious threat to our economy and to our rights, and a real threat to our justice and security too. Any loss of access to the…12 Mar 2019HANSARD Privatised Probation SystemThe National Audit Office report on probation privatisation is another damning indictment of the current Transport Secretary. Once again the Conservatives’ part-privatisation of…04 Mar 2019HANSARD Privatised Probation System(Urgent Question): To ask the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice if he will make a statement on the future of the privatised probation system.04 Mar 2019HANSARDLegal Aid: Post-Implementation ReviewI thank the Secretary of State for the advance copy of the report. It is regrettable that journalists were briefed on the report’s contents this morning, with new articles…07 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere is deep concern that the Government want to use the cover of Brexit to roll back citizens’ rights. Such fears have been further fuelled by the recent failure of Ministers in…05 Feb 2019HANSARDCourt Closures and StaffingUnder the smokescreen of a digital revolution, the Government have taken the axe to our court system. A victim of crime who wants justice through their day in court will now have…05 Feb 2019HANSARDPrisons: ViolenceThe Justice Secretary has been in post for just over a year. In that time, every set of prison safety figures has shown violence spiralling out of control. In January 2018,…05 Feb 2019