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Speech in General Committees - Mon 21 Jul 2025
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Removal Of Prisoners For Deportation Order 2025) (First sitting)

"I beg to move,

That the Committee has considered the draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Removal of Prisoners for Deportation) Order 2025.

It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair again, Ms McVey. As the Committee knows, when this Government came to power we inherited a prison system …..."

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Speech in General Committees - Mon 21 Jul 2025
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Removal Of Prisoners For Deportation Order 2025) (First sitting)

"I thank the Opposition spokesman for those closing comments. I wish him and his colleagues, you, Ms McVey, and, indeed, all members of the Committee well for the forthcoming recess. I am sure that he was referring to potential reshuffles among the Opposition rather than anywhere else. I am grateful …..."
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Speech in Written Statements - Thu 17 Jul 2025
Imprisonment for Public Protection Sentences: 2024-25 Annual Report

"My noble Friend the Minister of State for Justice (Lord Timpson) has today made the following statement:

“Today, I am laying before Parliament the HMPPS annual report on the IPP Sentence 2024/25, pursuant to Section 67 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024.

This report sets out the activity taken …..."

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Speech in General Committees - Mon 14 Jul 2025
Draft Sentencing Act 2020 (Amendment of Schedule 21) Regulations 2025

"I beg to move,

That the Committee has considered the draft Sentencing Act 2020 (Amendment of Schedule 21) Regulations 2025.

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. As the Committee will be aware, in December last year my right hon. Friend the Lord Chancellor made a …..."

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Speech in General Committees - Mon 14 Jul 2025
Draft Sentencing Act 2020 (Amendment of Schedule 21) Regulations 2025

"I am grateful that the spokesman for His Majesty’s Opposition recognises that the draft regulations build on the work of the previous Government in a right and proper way, taking those decisions forward. It is disappointing that he does not recognise some responsibility for the situation that we inherited in …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 11 Jul 2025
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill

"I am very grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Cramlington and Killingworth (Emma Foody) for the excellent work she has done in bringing forward this important Bill and navigating us to this point. I am also grateful to the shadow Minister for his support and for his comments. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 11 Jul 2025
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill

"The hon. Member for Christchurch (Sir Christopher Chope) focuses on the specific question of why this change should be made. It is very much a technical change. We have one secure school, the Oasis Academy in Kent, which I have visited. These secure schools are for young people who are …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 11 Jul 2025
Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill

"The hon. Member for Christchurch (Sir Christopher Chope) raises important concerns, but this Bill is not about reducing the pressure on miscreants—it is about dealing with them as effectively and efficiently as possible. The Bill does not mandate the use of video; it allows the courts flexibility. Instead of the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 11 Jul 2025
Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill

"indicated assent...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Jul 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"We inherited a set of contracts from the previous Government, some of which are not performing as we would like, particularly in the areas of maintenance and electronic tagging. The Prisons Minister in the other place is gripping this situation and driving progress, with regular meetings to review performance...."
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