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Serious Crime Bill [HL]

Prisons: Overcrowding

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Monday 16th June 2014

(10 years, 6 months ago)

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Lord Faulks Portrait Lord Faulks
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The Serious Crime Bill is intended to deal with serious crime, which unfortunately is a problem. If serious crime is committed, sadly it will result in sentences of imprisonment.

Lord Deben Portrait Lord Deben (Con)
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Why is it—

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon Portrait Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con)
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My Lords, this is an Urgent Question and the time allocation of 10 minutes is up.

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