Public Protection

I join my hon. Friend the Member for East Londonderry (Mr. Campbell) in welcoming the statement, which many will interpret as an admission by the Secretary of State of the failure of the sentencing, remission and parole polices that have been followed to date. However, I welcome the fact that there is now some action or at least the promise of it. He gave an assurance that the measures would apply to Northern Ireland. In the light of the outcry in the Attracta Harron case, how will the measures be resourced? Proper monitoring will require additional resources.