Mary Glindon
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(13 years, 1 month ago)
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Mr Djanogly
There is still a significant number of appeals, but the number is now being stabilised and the delays are being reduced.
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab)
Given that probation trusts are experiencing major cuts in their budgets, can the Minister explain how he expects them to do more for less?
Mr Blunt
Probation trusts have been relatively well protected given the current environment. The additional cuts are at least 13% less than the overall cut in the Ministry of Justice budget, which shows that we are making the protection of the front line a priority in order to ensure that services are delivered effectively. However, like everyone else, probation trusts will have to make their contribution to rescuing our nation’s economy from the wretched mess in which it was left by the last Administration.