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Debate between Jo Stevens and John Bercow(5 years, 6 months ago)
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Mr Speaker
The Secretary of State’s moral probity was never in doubt for a moment.
Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central) (Lab)
The Secretary of State will know about the terrible legacy of the imprisonment for public protection sentence, and its negative impact on both reoffending and re-incarceration. Will he meet me, and my constituent whose son received an IPP sentence, to discuss ideas for reform of the licence that applies?
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Debate between Jo Stevens and John Bercow(6 years, 6 months ago)
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Mr Speaker
It sounds like a most magnificent event, but I should gently point out to the hon. Member for Redditch (Rachel Maclean) that it is the men’s singles final at Wimbledon that day.
Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central) (Lab)
My constituency is famous for its sport and for its sporting venues. We would love more sports tourism, but the failure of the Government to invest in the redevelopment of our railway station, the dreadful service on the Great Western Railway main line from London and the refusal to devolve air passenger duty are preventing an increase in sports tourism. What is the Minister going to do to persuade his Cabinet colleagues to sort this out?