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HANSARDHMP Leyhill: Offender Abscondments(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will make a statement on the implications for public safety following the admission that two dangerous…05 Jan 2026HANSARDHMP Leyhill: Offender AbscondmentsSo a murderer is on the loose—a murderer and a violent offender. Once again, the Justice Secretary’s strongest ever checks have been a resounding failure, and once again there is…05 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI commend the Justice Secretary on the Government’s decision to extend whole-life orders to those who kill prison officers. Two weeks ago, I had the privilege of meeting the…16 Dec 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn all the years that I have been in the House, I have never known a Secretary of State fail to answer the first question from his opposite number, but that says a lot about the…16 Dec 2025HANSARDJury Trials Proposal: ImpactUnder the Justice Secretary’s plans to slash jury trials, he is giving magistrates more serious cases. However, he also plans to scrap the automatic right to appeal—a vital safety…16 Dec 2025HANSARDJury Trials Proposal: ImpactIf the Secretary of State maintains that this change will not lead to miscarriages of justice, he must be expecting the same number of cases to be appealed. In which case, there…16 Dec 2025HANSARDProposed local government reorganisation in RushcliffeI rise to present a petition on behalf of almost 15,000 members of the public from the borough of Rushcliffe, much of which falls in my Newark constituency. The petition declares…09 Dec 2025HANSARDRestriction of Jury Trials(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will make a statement on the accuracy of data used to justify the restriction of jury trials in relation to rape…08 Dec 2025HANSARDRestriction of Jury TrialsThe Government are slashing jury trials under false pretences. Last week, the Justice Secretary suggested that 60% of those who report being raped are now pulling out of cases…08 Dec 2025HANSARDCriminal Court ReformThank you, Mr Speaker. This morning, more than 50 Crown courtrooms sit empty in England alone. In fact, over 21,000 court days have gone unused this year. Why? Not because there…02 Dec 2025HANSARDCriminal Court ReformApologies, Mr Speaker. Why did the Justice Secretary not start by reforming the Probation Service and court listings, and by tackling delays from late prison transfers? Why has he…02 Dec 2025HANSARDCriminal Court ReformI am glad to see that the Justice Secretary has finally come into work today. When 12 prisoners were mistakenly released after the introduction of his brilliant new checks, he did…02 Dec 2025HANSARD Right to Trial by Jury(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will make a statement on the Government’s reported plans to further restrict the right to trial by jury in…27 Nov 2025HANSARD Right to Trial by JuryWhile this Government lurch from one outrage to another, yesterday the Chancellor shredded her promises and dropped a £26 billion tax bomb on working Britain. Meanwhile, we…27 Nov 2025HANSARD Separation Centres: Terrorist Offenders(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will make a statement on the implications for national security and the management of terrorist offenders…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Separation Centres: Terrorist OffendersSahayb Abu is a danger to this country. This is an ISIS fanatic who bought a combat vest and a sword so that he could, in his own words, “shoot up a crowd”, yet this week the High…20 Nov 2025HANSARDHuman Rights LawsFuad Awale is an extremist and double murderer who later took a prison officer hostage and demanded the release of the radical cleric Abu Qatada. He is the definition of evil. Yet…11 Nov 2025HANSARDProbation ServiceCurrently, if a child sex offender is released from prison, the police and the Probation Service can track them on the sex offenders register, but if a child abuser is released…11 Nov 2025HANSARDPrisoner Releases in ErrorSo we are back here again. At least the Justice Secretary is getting some use out of his new suit. But where has Wednesday’s bombast and bravado gone? “Get a grip, man!”, he…11 Nov 2025HANSARDPrisoner Releases in ErrorOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. In answer to questions, the Justice Secretary said at one point that 17 prisoners a day were released in error under the last Conservative…11 Nov 2025