Criminal Justice Reform Debate

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Department: Ministry of Justice

Criminal Justice Reform

Steff Aquarone Excerpts
Tuesday 1st September 2026

(1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alex Norris Portrait Alex Norris
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The answer to that question is no. When the system is running as hot as it is, it becomes a self-defeating cycle of a system that runs hot and therefore does not do those things. I hope my hon. Friend will take, as I do, a lot of comfort from what the Prime Minister said in his statement earlier about addressing housing, so that people have a stable base from which to rebuild their lives.

Steff Aquarone Portrait Steff Aquarone (North Norfolk) (LD)
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I want the Lord Chancellor to know how grateful I am for the phone call he placed with my constituent, Rosie Shepherd, whose sister, Fenella Hawes, was killed by a drunk driver four times over the limit. The words he was able to speak to her were a great comfort to her family. Does he accept that the nature and timing of the communications that have gone out during the summer have been devastating for families? Have lessons been learned in general for future situations that require wholesale correspondence with victims?