Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Justice

Oral Answers to Questions

Paul Goggins Excerpts
Tuesday 5th February 2013

(11 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jeremy Wright Portrait Jeremy Wright
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Our expectation would be that people receive an extended determinate sentence for an offence of terrorism, under which release would not be automatic. I hope that reassures my hon. Friend.

Paul Goggins Portrait Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale East) (Lab)
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Further to that question, the Minister recently confirmed in a written answer that 12 terrorists convicted under the Terrorism Act 2000 and the Terrorism Act 2006 will be released from prison this year. How does he intend to ensure that the probation trusts responsible for their supervision have the necessary additional resources?

Jeremy Wright Portrait Jeremy Wright
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The right hon. Gentleman knows that the arrangements made for offenders of that nature will be multi-agency public protection arrangements. We want to ensure that local authorities and all other agencies responsible for joining in under MAPPA have the support they need. We will look carefully at what he has said and ensure that that happens in each of those examples.