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Lords Chamber
Better Prisons: Less Crime (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report) - Thu 12 Feb 2026
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Lord Foster of Bath (LD - Life peer) Under the structure of HMPPS, the Prison Service and the Probation Service are linked. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Davies of Devonport (Con - Life peer) I thank the officers of the House and all the Palace of Westminster staff for their kindness and time - Speech Link
3: Lord Lucas (Con - Excepted Hereditary) The prison was reasonably safe for both staff and prisoners”. - Speech Link
4: Lord Timpson (Lab - Life peer) Of course, I also give my continued thanks for the dedication of our prison and probation staff who keep - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Police Grant Report - Wed 11 Feb 2026
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Sarah Jones (Lab - Croydon West) That is why our record cash investment in the policing system for England and Wales is so important. - Speech Link
2: Sarah Jones (Lab - Croydon West) By streamlining things, so that we have a national service, a regional service and local police areas - Speech Link
3: Chris Philp (Con - Croydon South) According to the crime survey for England and Wales, overall crime fell by about 50% under the last Government.I - Speech Link
4: Chris Philp (Con - Croydon South) forces are planning service reductions, with consequences for officer numbers, staff capacity and…resilience - Speech Link
5: Matt Vickers (Con - Stockton West) Many forces are planning service reductions, with consequences for officer numbers, staff capacity and - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Victims and Courts Bill
Committee stage - Wed 11 Feb 2026
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: None If the need for reform is not certain—and if the impact on private prosecutions for charities and access - Speech Link
2: Baroness Chakrabarti (Lab - Life peer) and for all those who might come. - Speech Link
3: None The CPS has now announced that it intends to roll out this pilot for rape complaints across England and - Speech Link
4: Baroness Levitt (Lab - Life peer) uncertainty for both victims and defendants. - Speech Link
5: Lord Garnier (Con - Life peer) in England and Wales it is the law officers who have the ability to make these applications to the Court - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Victims and Courts Bill
Committee stage part one - Mon 09 Feb 2026
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Baroness Levitt (Lab - Life peer) as possibly from the prison and escort staff, as to whether the offender has a reasonable excuse for - Speech Link
2: Baroness Levitt (Lab - Life peer) ; the National Police Chiefs’ Council; and His Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (XB - Life peer) the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and the ability for them to ensure that staff have - Speech Link
4: None The victims’ code applies to victims of crimes which can be prosecuted in England and Wales, and in fact - Speech Link
5: None The services and support provided in England and Wales depend greatly on the individual case and the - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Crime and Policing Bill
Committee stage - Thu 05 Feb 2026
Home Office

Mentions:
1: None across England and Wales. - Speech Link
2: Earl Russell (LD - Excepted Hereditary) across England and Wales. - Speech Link
3: Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd (XB - Life peer) across England and Wales. - Speech Link
4: Earl Russell (LD - Excepted Hereditary) across England and Wales. - Speech Link
5: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) across England and Wales. - Speech Link
6: Baroness Chakrabarti (Lab - Life peer) However, I note, for example, that the Bar Council of England and Wales is currently conducting a commission - Speech Link
7: None This would allow for the authorities in England and Wales to prosecute persons suspected of these crimes - Speech Link
8: Lord Davies of Gower (Con - Life peer) Repeals) (Wales) Act 2025, and for that reason I have no objection. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Prison Capacity: Annual Statement - Thu 29 Jan 2026
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Jess Brown-Fuller (LD - Chichester) will meet the HM Prison and Probation Service staffing level of 7,114 officers by the end of this Parliament - Speech Link
2: Sally Jameson (LAB - Doncaster Central) more can be done to increase safety for staff in our prisons. - Speech Link
3: Jake Richards (Lab - Rother Valley) Friend is a brilliant champion for his constituency, and in particular for its cafés, including this - Speech Link
4: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) Bearing in mind that Northern Ireland is similar to England and Wales, reoffending there is significantly - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Crime and Policing Bill
Committee stage part one - Tue 27 Jan 2026
Home Office

Mentions:
1: None 2022).(2) Each police force in England and Wales must collect and submit annually to the Secretary of - Speech Link
2: Lord Hogan-Howe (XB - Life peer) The reason for the amendments is that the Police Federation of England and Wales is concerned because - Speech Link
3: Lord Davies of Gower (Con - Life peer) police service in England and Wales, acknowledging the importance of reducing stigma and improving well-being - Speech Link
4: Lord Davies of Gower (Con - Life peer) England and Wales releases. - Speech Link
5: Baroness Cash (Con - Life peer) For several years, Police Scotland, like forces in England and Wales, was recording sex in the basis—at - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Crime and Policing Bill
Committee stage - Thu 22 Jan 2026
Home Office

Mentions:
1: None Subsequently, I was at the National Council for Civil Liberties, and for the last nine and a bit years - Speech Link
2: Lord Katz (Lab - Life peer) for the use of AI in policing, to which all forces in England and Wales have signed up. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Smith of Llanfaes (PC - Life peer) The first is the current shake-up in police governance across England and Wales and what that means for - Speech Link
4: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) The noble Baroness does not have too long to wait, as the police settlement for England and Wales will - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Crime and Policing Bill
Committee stage: Part 2 - Tue 20 Jan 2026
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames (LD - Life peer) society as a whole.The position of children in England and Wales is exacerbated because we have a very - Speech Link
2: Lord Hampton (XB - Excepted Hereditary) As we have heard, every year in England and Wales there are 13,000 convictions of children aged 10 to - Speech Link
3: None (3), once received, must be—(a) monitored regularly by the police and probation service, and(b) retained - Speech Link
4: Lord Hogan-Howe (XB - Life peer) They are a unique group of around 5,500 people in England and Wales who protect the population of 60 - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Sentencing Bill
Consideration of Lords amendments - Tue 20 Jan 2026
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Catherine Atkinson (Lab - Derby North) and fit for purpose? - Speech Link
2: Jake Richards (Lab - Rother Valley) Friend for his service, his contribution, and his support for Lords amendment 1. - Speech Link
3: Amanda Martin (Lab - Portsmouth North) Crown courts in England and Wales now have between 77,000 and 78,000 outstanding cases waiting to be - Speech Link
4: Jess Brown-Fuller (LD - Chichester) about a pilot with HM Courts and Tribunals Service on the use of AI for transcripts, especially in the - Speech Link