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HANSARDDefendants Absconding before TrialThe decision to remand or bail an individual is solely a matter for the independent judiciary. Courts are required to considered the likelihood of absconding as part of that…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend makes a very good point, and the Ministry of Justice will play a full part in the inter-ministerial group.11 Mar 2025HANSARDPrison CapacityWhere they were blocking, we are building, building, building. HMP Millsike, the UK’s first all-electric prison, will open in just a few weeks and deliver 1,500 places. Just last…11 Mar 2025HANSARDPrison CapacityThis Government inherited a prison system on the verge of collapse. Under the last Government, in 14 years only 500 prison places were produced. Under the last Labour Government,…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFemale OffendersI certainly share my hon. Friend’s deep concern about that issue, which she is right to raise. Good relationships between staff and prisoners are essential in our efforts to…11 Mar 2025HANSARDPrisons: Urgent NotificationsAs the hon. Member rightly says, prison officers do an outstanding job. The work of the Prison Service is to make sure they are properly supported and protected in that role, and…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFemale OffendersThe Government’s plan to support women offenders is clear and ambitious. To reduce the number of women going to prison, our new women’s justice board will support the…11 Mar 2025HANSARDPrisons: Urgent NotificationsI thank the hon. Member for drawing attention to the terrible legacy we inherited from the previous Government. The Prisons Minister in the other place has personally visited…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsLet me take this opportunity to pay tribute to the probation service. My hon. Friend is right to draw attention to the chaotic running of the service under the last Government. We…11 Mar 2025HANSARDPrison CapacityThat is why we are doing this big system relook. The right hon. Member is right to draw attention to this. We are going to tackle it and sort it out.11 Mar 2025HANSARDJustice Estate: Springhill RoadAs the hon. Member will know from his meeting with the Minster for Prisons in the other place, currently there are no plans to release land at Springhill Road. The Ministry of…11 Mar 2025HANSARDJustice Estate: Springhill RoadUnder the last Government, only 500 prison places were created. By contrast, the last Labour Government delivered 27,830. The Lord Chancellor has set out her ambition to deliver…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe recognise the unique and challenging role that prison officers play in protecting the public and reducing reoffending. The Lord Chancellor has requested advice from officials…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are investing approximately £500 million over two years in prison and probation service maintenance to improve conditions across our estate, but it is fair to say we have…11 Mar 2025HANSARDPrison Leavers: ResettlementWe heard fully the commitment from the Under-Secretary of State for Justice, my hon. Friend the Member for Pontypridd (Alex Davies-Jones), and the Lord Chancellor that victims are…11 Mar 2025HANSARD Reform of Private Family Law HearingsI congratulate the hon. Member for Solihull West and Shirley (Dr Shastri-Hurst) on securing this important debate, and I applaud the thoughtful and considered way that he has…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Arbitration Bill [Lords]There has been massive engagement with parties interested in this Bill. The Bill began in the last Parliament, to which I am grateful for the work already done. It began in the…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Arbitration Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Nokes. On account of the Bill’s 18 clauses being grouped together, I will speak to them in numerical order. I begin with clause…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Arbitration Bill [Lords]I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. Let me first thank all Members of this House and the other place who have spoken in support of this important Bill and the…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Arbitration Bill [Lords]I give my sincere thanks to hon. and right hon. Members on both sides of the House for their contributions today to what has been a succinct and precise debate. We are all agreed…11 Feb 2025