Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Richard Holden and Katie Lam

Tuesday 28th January 2025 Commons Chamber

[Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay) (Con)]

7. What steps her Department is taking to help tackle hyper-prolific offenders.

[Katie Lam (Weald of Kent) (Con)]

19. What steps her Department is taking to help tackle hyper-prolific offenders.

[The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Shabana Mahmood)]

The Government have inherited a situation where 10% of offenders account for 50% of all offences. We have also inherited an epidemic of shoplifting, the kind of antisocial crime that blights communities. I have commissioned David Gauke to review how sentences could be reformed to address prolific offending, reduce reoffending, cut crime and ultimately make our streets safer.