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Lords Chamber
Prison Capacity - Tue 17 Oct 2023
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Lord Bellamy (Con - Life peer) We have increased the sentences for offences including knife crime, causing death by dangerous driving—now - Speech Link
2: Lord Bellamy (Con - Life peer) in sentencing will diminish fairly rapidly after our intermediate step relating to the early release - Speech Link
3: Lord Bellamy (Con - Life peer) As to it making life more difficult for some because of an increase in the number of longer sentences - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 - Tue 19 Sep 2023
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Earl Russell (LDEM - Excepted Hereditary) It is the legislative equivalent of taking a knife to a spoon fight.The Government’s own Advisory Council - Speech Link
2: None inadequacies in the consultation process relating to the instrument. - Speech Link
3: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (CON - Life peer) As has been noted, the central estimate for custodial sentences is 200 per year. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 12 Sep 2023
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Barry Sheerman (LAB - Huddersfield) Is the Minister aware that the criminal courts are full of cases relating to joint enterprise, a terrible - Speech Link
2: Mike Freer (CON - Finchley and Golders Green) The data collection does not support the identification of cases relating to joint enterprise, but I - Speech Link
3: Edward Argar (CON - Charnwood) As part of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, there was an increase in the minimum disqualification - Speech Link
4: Edward Argar (CON - Charnwood) Friend is right to highlight the scourge of knife crime and the need for tough sentences. - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Victims and Prisoners Bill (Thirteenth sitting)
Committee stage: 13th sitting - Tue 11 Jul 2023
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: None the Court of Appeal: life prisoners—‘After section 32ZA of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 insert—“Referral - Speech Link
2: Edward Argar (CON - Charnwood) Clause 35 reflects the views of the root-and-branch review by amending the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 - Speech Link
3: Edward Argar (CON - Charnwood) Clause 40 amends section 31 of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 to make provision for the decision maker - Speech Link
4: Edward Argar (CON - Charnwood) Specifically, clause 42 disapplies section 3 from chapter 2 of part 2 of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 - Speech Link
5: Edward Argar (CON - Charnwood) of State to make rules relating to the new power in clauses 35 and 36 that will allow the Parole Board - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Victims and Prisoners Bill (Fourteenth sitting)
Committee stage: 14th sitting - Tue 11 Jul 2023
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Sarah Champion (LAB - Rotherham) I really welcome the Minister’s attempt to tackle the misuse of information relating to victims as set - Speech Link
2: Jess Phillips (LAB - Birmingham, Yardley) The result is that when we do Redthread interventions in police stations around knife crime because of - Speech Link
3: Edward Argar (CON - Charnwood) that respect and the ability to pool or share data to increase awareness of child sexual abuse. - Speech Link
4: None We want to increase police access to intelligence to prosecute all perpetrators and prevent them from - Speech Link
5: None Secretary of State) and 327ZAC (powers of the Secretary of State) of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997, - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 27 Jun 2023
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Ruth Jones (LAB - Newport West) increase prosecution rates? - Speech Link
2: Ellie Reeves (LAB - Lewisham West and Penge) criminals to attend courts to hear their sentences. - Speech Link
3: Anna Firth (CON - Southend West) What consideration is being given to increasing the sentence for those supplying a knife to an under- - Speech Link
4: Alex Chalk (CON - Cheltenham) the people who commit this crime—and it is not a victimless crime, by the way—are brought to book. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Pride Month - Thu 15 Jun 2023
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Elliot Colburn (CON - Carshalton and Wallington) raised before but again needs focus is the increase in LGBT+ hate crime across the United Kingdom, and - Speech Link
2: Angela Eagle (LAB - Wallasey) Then they can victimise already vulnerable people in a way that is designed to increase the toxicity - Speech Link
3: Charlotte Nichols (LAB - Warrington North) subjected to homophobic abuse by a group of teenagers, one of whom had a knife. - Speech Link
4: Anneliese Dodds (LAB - Oxford East) is down to better recording of hate crime rather than an increase in crime itself. - Speech Link
5: Stuart Andrew (CON - Pudsey) by other Members, particularly some of the issues relating to our campaign on HIV. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Victims and Prisoners Bill
2nd reading - Mon 15 May 2023
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Priti Patel (CON - Witham) test the statutory provisions relating to the code. - Speech Link
2: Kevin Foster (CON - Torbay) Bill covers changes relating to prisoners and parole. - Speech Link
3: Sarah Champion (LAB - Rotherham) give to strengthening the measures relating to victims and their needs. - Speech Link
4: Stella Creasy (LAB - Walthamstow) go on holiday, even though he had been convicted of a knife crime. - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
Committee stage - Mon 27 Mar 2023
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (LAB - Life peer) Various amendments put forward by various noble Lords try to increase transparency and to stop people - Speech Link
2: Lord Johnson of Lainston (CON - Life peer) of the Bill.I am very sympathetic to some of the background comments relating to this amendment, but - Speech Link
3: Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (LAB - Life peer) knife crime and traffic matters. - Speech Link
4: Lord Johnson of Lainston (CON - Life peer) There are some elements of making sure that penalties relating to overseas entities relate to companies - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Antisocial Behaviour Action Plan - Mon 27 Mar 2023
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Suella Braverman (CON - Fareham) , and knife crime is over 44% higher. - Speech Link
2: Alistair Carmichael (LDEM - Orkney and Shetland) I bring the Home Secretary’s attention, though, to the question relating to homelessness? - Speech Link
3: Suella Braverman (CON - Fareham) Frankly, he has failed to support any measure that we have put forward to increase police powers or sentences - Speech Link
4: James Daly (CON - Bury North) We saw a 42% increase in the charge rate for the 12 months up to September 2022. - Speech Link