Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Justice

Oral Answers to Questions

Wera Hobhouse Excerpts
Tuesday 16th September 2025

(2 weeks, 2 days ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jake Richards Portrait Jake Richards
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The hon. Member seems to be the last person defending the last Conservative Government on prisons and law and order. The truth is that over 14 years, they built 500 prison places; in 14 months, this Labour Government have built 2,500 places. We are fixing the mess that they left behind.

Wera Hobhouse Portrait Wera Hobhouse (Bath) (LD)
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Voices—a domestic abuse charity in Bath—has created a guide to family court proceedings to support survivors to navigate the family courts without legal representation. The pilot was rolled out in the south-west and in Yorkshire. Will the Government work with Voices to roll it out nationally?

Alex Davies-Jones Portrait Alex Davies-Jones
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I am happy to meet Voices to discuss that guidance. We have been working with organisations like the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service and CAFCASS Cymru to ensure that victims and survivors have the best support available when they are navigating the family court process.