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Lords Chamber
International Women’s Day - Thu 09 Mar 2017
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone (CON - Life peer) We are lagging in the Lords with about 26% of females—that is because we move more slowly—but we have - Speech Link
2: Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill (LAB - Life peer) Some 84% of women’s prison sentences are for non-violent offences such as theft, which are often related - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill
2nd reading: House of Commons - Fri 16 Dec 2016
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Philip Davies (CON - Shipley) sentences—Opposition Members run away, because they do not like people being sent to prison. - Speech Link
2: Philip Davies (CON - Shipley) and keep them in prison. - Speech Link
3: Thangam Debbonaire (LAB - Bristol West) If we are going to put men in prison, which the hon. - Speech Link
4: Brandon Lewis (CON - Great Yarmouth) Friend is right that we should be equally intolerant of that and that sentences should reflect the fact.We - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Thu 21 Jul 2016
Attorney General

Mentions:
1: Gregory Campbell (DUP - East Londonderry) turned to this obscenity, people understand that the law will be upheld and that the 130,000-odd young females - Speech Link
2: Gregory Campbell (DUP - East Londonderry) continuing concern, right across the entire country, to ensure that there is no continuing disadvantage to females - Speech Link
3: Philip Davies (CON - Shipley) For example, 33% of men but only 15% of women convicted of child cruelty and neglect were sent to prison - Speech Link
4: Caroline Dinenage (CON - Gosport) knows, although women who are convicted of the offence that he identified are less likely to go to prison - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Education, Skills and Training - Wed 25 May 2016
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Neil Gray (SNP - Airdrie and Shotts) That was followed by the vaguest of sentences, notifying us that“proposals will be brought forward for - Speech Link
2: Michelle Donelan (CON - Chippenham) The number of females and those from socially deprived backgrounds in STEM—science, technology, engineering - Speech Link
3: Glyn Davies (CON - Montgomeryshire) I particularly welcome the proposed Bill on prison reform. - Speech Link
4: Caroline Nokes (CON - Romsey and Southampton North) He has worked with several prison governors. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Armed Forces Bill - Thu 11 Feb 2016
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Earl Howe (CON - Excepted Hereditary) However, the service courts can suspend sentences of service detention for only 12 months. - Speech Link
2: Lord Ramsbotham (CB - Life peer) We called for everyone entering the criminal justice system, initially via the police but later prison - Speech Link
3: Earl Attlee (CON - Excepted Hereditary) Since the average male is far stronger than almost all females, it follows that allowing women to serve - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Prison Reform - Thu 21 Jan 2016
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Lord Dholakia (LDEM - Life peer) Sentencing guidelines should scale down the number and length of prison sentences except for the most - Speech Link
2: Lord Cope of Berkeley (CON - Life peer) , Ashfield in Pucklechurch, a remand centre for both males and females, which became a young offender - Speech Link
3: Lord Carlile of Berriew (CB - Life peer) for short sentences. - Speech Link
4: Lord Judd (LAB - Life peer) to be doing, particularly with women on short sentences? - Speech Link
5: Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames (LDEM - Life peer) The fact remains that short prison sentences work far less effectively than community sentences in reducing - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Saudi Arabia - Tue 05 Jan 2016
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Hilary Benn (LAB - Leeds Central) Following the cancellation of the proposed UK prison contract, will the Government now publish the memorandum - Speech Link
2: Gregory Campbell (DUP - East Londonderry) considerations are not being put ahead of human rights concerns, both for religious minorities and females - Speech Link
3: Mike Wood (CON - Dudley South) It is particularly concerning that, notwithstanding assurances that have been given, death sentences - Speech Link


General Committees
Female Genital Mutilation - Tue 15 Dec 2015
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Kelvin Hopkins (IND - Luton North) taking it seriously, and that we will not be until we get a number of prosecutions, with people sent to prison - Speech Link
2: Angela Crawley (SNP - Lanark and Hamilton East) Health Research and Development—FORWARD—in countries such as Sudan, Somalia and Egypt, up to 98% of females - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Male Suicide and International Men’s Day - Thu 19 Nov 2015
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Philip Davies (CON - Shipley) Let me give the example of prison uniforms. - Speech Link
2: Philip Davies (CON - Shipley) In a few high-profile cases recently, the sentences given to women were much more lenient than those - Speech Link
3: Philip Davies (CON - Shipley) If women commit serious crimes that are enough to warrant prison sentences, they should serve them in - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Welfare Reform and Work Bill - Tue 17 Nov 2015
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Baroness Hollis of Heigham (LAB - Life peer) A few sentences later in the same debate, the Commons Minister insists that the Government,“are absolutely - Speech Link
2: Baroness Donaghy (LAB - Life peer) households receive support for mortgage interest or SMI, 55% of claimants are of working age, and single females - Speech Link
3: Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe (LAB - Life peer) Their residents have slept rough, been in prison, have a mental health problem or a significant physical - Speech Link