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HANSARDKnife Crime Offenders: RehabilitationMy hon. Friend is right to point to the range of diversions that can help the rehabilitation of young offenders, including boxing clubs. I am happy to meet him.08 Jul 2025HANSARDProbation OfficersMy hon. Friend is right that we need to ensure that prison officers have the time to do the job they came in to do, which is to spend time with offenders and turn their lives…08 Jul 2025HANSARDPrison EducationEnsuring that prisoners have access to education is essential for rehabilitation in order to ensure that prison produces better citizens, not better criminals. New prison…08 Jul 2025HANSARDParole Board Decisions: Serious OffendersThat was a horrific case. My thoughts remain with Joanna’s family and friends, specifically Diana Parkes and Hetti Barkworth-Nanton, who I met last year, and who the…08 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend asks a good question. In England, prison education contracts are awarded following a rigorous commercial process that awards providers on merit. I understand that…08 Jul 2025HANSARDParole Board Decisions: Serious OffendersMy hon. Friend draws attention to another horrific case. I think the best way of proceeding is to take up his offer of a meeting.08 Jul 2025HANSARDPrison EducationAll options are on the table. His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service introduced a head of education, skills and work into every prison to ensure that, across the estate, a…08 Jul 2025HANSARDParole Board Decisions: Serious OffendersWork to implement the power to refer cases to the High Court is well advanced, and we expect to be able to fully update the House later this year.08 Jul 2025HANSARDProbation OfficersMe again, Mr Speaker. We are determined to back our hard-working probation staff by investing up to £700 million, which is a 45% increase in funding. We have already exceeded this…08 Jul 2025HANSARDKnife Crime Offenders: RehabilitationHalving knife crime is a moral mission for the Government. Every young person caught with a knife is referred to a youth offending team, and Turnaround is very successful in…08 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsGreene King does outstanding work, as do other organisations in our prison service. They are important partners in delivering better justice.08 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to emphasise the importance of rehabilitation in the panoply of things that we do in the criminal justice system. She is also right to highlight the number…08 Jul 2025HANSARDPrison CapacityWe took immediate action to prevent the collapse of our prison system. The last Government added just 500 places to our prison estate over 14 years, whereas the previous Labour…08 Jul 2025HANSARDPrison CapacityDue to the circumstances that this Government found when we came into office, we had no option but to introduce a temporary change to the law to allow prisoners serving an…08 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady is right: it is important that parent carers get the information they need that helps with rehabilitation and getting things to the right place. If she wants to…08 Jul 2025HANSARDPrison CapacityMy hon. Friend is right. Public protection is our No. 1 priority, but we are also tackling reoffending, with proper programmes in place in prison. We also need to support people…08 Jul 2025HANSARDPrison Officer Morale: Pension AgeThe hon. Gentleman makes a fair point. We need to make progress on this issue, and we are determined to do so.08 Jul 2025HANSARDPrison Officer Morale: Pension AgeMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to point to the fact that this is yet another Tory mess that we have inherited. As I have said, we value the work of the POA, and we recognise…08 Jul 2025HANSARDPrison Officers: Terms and Conditions of ServiceWe are working hard to enhance security and ease crowding in order to curb violence, including through a new £40 million investment to stop contraband, which puts our hard-working…08 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sorry to hear of the case that the hon. Member outlines, and I would be very happy to meet her to explore the issue further.08 Jul 2025