Oral Answers to Questions

Joy Morrissey Excerpts

Tuesday 3rd June 2025 Commons Chamber

[Sir Nicholas Dakin]

It is important that the Probation Service deals with any concerns promptly and effectively. The Department wrote to the hon. Lady on 20 April with further details in relation to her concerns, and Thanet House was withdrawn from the scheme on 20 May.

[Joy Morrissey (Beaconsfield) (Con)]

7. What discussions she has had with victims’ groups on the early release of violent offenders.

[Esther McVey (Tatton) (Con)]

14. What discussions she has had with victims groups on the early release of violent offenders.

[Joy Morrissey]

The Victims’ Commissioner says that the early release of prisoners risks victim safety, so will the Lord Chancellor explain why she is putting violent offenders ahead of victims?

[Alex Davies-Jones]

That is not the case. What would be failing victims is if our criminal justice system got to the point of collapse and we did not have prison places for violent offenders. This Government are getting on with reforming our criminal justice system. We are putting victims at the heart of it to protect them, and are making sure that we never run out of prison places again.