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HANSARDShort Prison SentencesI am grateful to the hon. Lady for giving examples of what has been very effective in Scotland. It is asserted that the public equate just deserts and punishment only with…07 Mar 2019HANSARDShort Prison SentencesI have great respect for my right hon. Friend, and I understand the thrust of where he is coming from, but would he reflect on the fact that the two are not mutually exclusive? It…07 Mar 2019HANSARDEU Withdrawal Agreement: Northern IrelandI am glad to see that the Attorney General’s powers of alliteration have not dimmed since we first appeared in court together, and I know that neither have his independence,…07 Mar 2019HANSARD Tax Avoidance, Evasion and ComplianceMy right hon. Friend is right to say that the best approach is to get things right for the future, rather than to overemphasise enforcement of the past, particularly when people…04 Mar 2019HANSARD Privatised Probation SystemI am very grateful, Mr Speaker. I welcome the Minister’s frank and honest response to the findings of this report, which, as he knows, mirror almost entirely the conclusions of…04 Mar 2019 Bills sponsored (1)