Sentencing White Paper

Debate between Tonia Antoniazzi and Robert Buckland

Wednesday 16th September 2020 Commons Chamber

[Robert Buckland]

Well, that was a question of two halves. I absolutely welcome the point that the hon. Gentleman makes on behalf of the people of Cardiff South and Penarth. I have to say to him that to make that sort of analogy with the position regarding an international negotiation and the interpretation of a treaty is to stretch the point too far.

[Tonia Antoniazzi (Gower) (Lab) [V]]

Fewer than one in 10 crimes now lead to a suspect being charged. That is the lowest charging rate for reported crimes since records began. Nearly half of all crimes close with no suspect being identified at all. What steps are the Government taking to fix that?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Tonia Antoniazzi and Robert Buckland

Tuesday 8th October 2019 Commons Chamber

[Robert Buckland]

The hon. Gentleman will know that there is cross-governmental work on this. We have a strategy on that issue, and the teachable moment and the importance of education are things that we absolutely understand.

[Tonia Antoniazzi (Gower) (Lab)]

What assessment has the prisons Minister made of the discrepancy between the starting salaries and pay scales for prison officers employed by Parc Prison in Bridgend, which is run by G4S, and those for officers employed by the Government-run HMPs in Swansea and Cardiff?