Criminal Law

With this we shall consider the following motion:

That the draft Criminal Justice and Court...

It has been 47 days since the general election, and these measures deliver on a crucial manifesto...

Would the public’s confidence not be served if prisoners served the sentence that was delivered i...

There are provisions, which I shall explain in a moment, to make sure that many of the most dange...

I am grateful to the Minister for setting out the timetable that he sees going forward. He knows ...

Victims who feel that a sentence is unduly lenient currently have a 28-day period following sente...

I am grateful to the Minister for giving way again. May I offer a refinement on the suggestion ma...

I thank my right hon. Friend for his intervention. I should make it clear—I will explain this in ...

During the election period, when I was delivering leaflets, a young lady caught up with me and ta...

I thank my hon. Friend for raising that case once again. I completely agree with the sentiment th...

I understand entirely the logic behind these proposals, but what analysis has been made of the im...

I would expect nothing less from my hon. Friend than a forensic and detailed question. In fact, I...

The Minister has outlined that this applies to rapists, and to those accused and found guilty of ...

GBH with intent.

Yes, GBH with intent—so we are talking about incredibly violent criminals. But the Government’s o...

Ensuring that this cohort of prisoners stays in prison for a bit longer does serve the public int...

The Minister is being generous in giving way. I welcome today’s announcement because it injects a...

My hon. Friend has been a tireless campaigner for victims’ rights and ensuring that justice is do...

Will the Minister give way?

How can I resist an intervention from the hon. Lady?

I am grateful to the Minister.

It is important that victims get justice, and that it is see...

The hon. Lady makes a fair point. Sentencing and more time in prison for serious offenders is ver...

Of course, what really matters to victims is that there is not reoffending, and that we are able ...

As always, my hon. Friend raises an extremely pertinent point. I can confirm that these programme...

I apologise for coming in late, Mr Deputy Speaker; I was at another meeting. What assessment has ...

Of course, the longer that is spent in prison, the more opportunity there is to deliver rehabilit...

I want to deal first with the second measure to which the Minister referred, the Criminal Justice...

The hon. Gentleman is talking about reoffending rates. May I remind him that the reoffending rate...

I am grateful to the hon. Lady for her intervention, but the fact of the matter is that in the la...

Does the hon. Member agree that letting violent and sexual offenders back on the streets after th...

Let me remind the hon. Gentleman that I made it absolutely clear at the beginning that we are in ...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

I am just concluding now; the hon. Gentleman has missed his chance to intervene.

This order...

Order. As we can see, a lot of Members want to speak in what is a very short, time-limited debate...

It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Deputy Speaker, and I congratulate the Front-Bench t...

May I also say that it is wonderful to have you back in your rightful place, Mr Deputy Speaker? I...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion) and my hon. Friend the ...

I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this most important of debates. Out there, there ar...

I applaud my hon. Friend the Member for Bishop Auckland (Dehenna Davison) for making such a power...

It has been a long journey to get sexual assaults, in particular, treated as among the most serio...

I support the statutory instrument, and in doing so I support not just the Minister, but the stre...

No one should feel unsafe walking the streets, but unfortunately some people do. For far too long...

It is a pleasure to be called to speak, Madam Deputy Speaker, especially now that I have somethin...

This is only my third contribution in this House, and I am glad to be making it on these statutor...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Madam Deputy Speaker, and to follow my hon. Fr...

Prior to coming to the House I was a criminal legal aid defence solicitor for 16 years. As my hon...

We recently had a tragic case in Ipswich in which a young man was murdered. The murderers were se...

Absolutely. My hon. Friend’s words speak for themselves.

I congratulate the Front-Bench tea...

It is a pleasure to speak in this debate and to follow the incredible contributions of my hon. Fr...

This has been a full and, at times, moving debate. I have been particularly grateful for the cont...