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HANSARD Sentencing BillNo, I do not. I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on using the word “appreciated” exactly as in its dictionary definition. I did appreciate his sartorial style, but that is not to…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillOn a purely technical point, I am right hon. and so are my right hon. Friends the Members for Tatton and for Fareham and Waterlooville (Suella Braverman), but let us put that to…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillThe hon. Lady makes a valid point. While I attack the rehabilitationist dogma, I do of course believe that we should try to save souls, and the best way of doing that is to…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillThe thing that I most admire about the hon. Gentleman is his sartorial style—I glanced across towards him earlier, and I was going to say to him as I left the Chamber, “I love…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillWith that, I give way to the hon. Gentleman.21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI noted those figures earlier. My right hon. Friend is right—we also rarely disagree, and I did not disagree with a word she said earlier—that more prison places were added, but…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI am coming to my exciting finale, but I will happy give way on the way to it.21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillAs my right hon. Friend says with her typical clarity and passion, it may be that the Government bow to public pressure—and there will undoubtedly be public pressure of a kind she…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI agree with the hon. Lady, actually. I remember visiting the former Justice Secretary—the former Member for Cheltenham, Alex Chalk—with my right hon. and learned Friend the…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI do agree with my hon. Friend. Just stepping back a moment, Ms Ghani, I am mindful that the only female Speaker we have ever had once famously declared, “Call me Madam”, so I…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI am extremely grateful, Madam Chairman.21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillIt is certainly true that one perverse choice leads to other consequences, and when people become involved in drugs, it often leads to all kinds of horrors. The key thing is…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillIt is certainly true that a very significant proportion of criminals are repeat offenders, and there are people who choose to live a life of crime. This is not an illness to be…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI had not intended to start this way but I will do so, following the last remarks by the hon. Member for Lowestoft (Jess Asato) about acquired brain injury. I am chairman of the…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillMy hon. Friend is making a bold case on behalf of victims. I hope that he will agree that the more we agonise about the circumstances of the guilty, the more we displace…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillThe hon. Gentleman is an old friend, and I appreciate his attempt to improve the Bill. The new clauses that he supports are interesting and have merit. Will he acknowledge,…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillMy hon. Friend is now coming to the nub of the issue. There are different views across the House. There are those of us who believe that the justice system should be retributive,…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI pay tribute to that campaign, and in particular to my hon. Friend’s commitment to victims, which I know is outstanding. Will he acknowledge, too, that many of the people who…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillThe hon. Gentleman is indicating his diligence—as though any evidence of that were required—in tabling these technical but important amendments. However, will he deal with the…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillWe hear a lot about rehabilitation from Labour Members, and we hear a lot about recidivism. The most likely spur for recidivism is letting people out who will continue to do harm.…21 Oct 2025