Prison Capacity

My Lords, we too welcome the Minister to his new role, and we look forward to his official maiden...

My Lords, I start by thanking the noble and learned Lord, Lord Stewart, and the noble Lord, Lord ...

My Lords, I commend my noble friend on getting through his maiden Statement, and in particular fo...

I thank my noble friend for the question. It is crucial that people leaving prison have somewhere...

I also welcome the noble Lord to his post. He said that the Probation Service is overworked, so w...

Recruiting 1,000 extra probation officers will take time. From conversations with the probation o...

My Lords, I welcome very warmly the noble Lord to his position, and congratulate him and his fami...

I thank the noble Lord; if he stays around long enough, he may find a mention of himself in my ma...

My Lords, I too welcome the noble Lord, Lord Timpson—someone so brilliantly equipped for the task...

I thank the right reverend Prelate. New prison places are important and we will build more prison...

My Lords, I welcome the noble Lord, Lord Timpson, to the Dispatch Box as the Minister for Prisons...

Before we look at any other countries and international comparisons, we need to fix the system we...

My Lords, the Minister has a great deal of personal experience to give, and his presence is great...

Having somewhere to live when someone is released from prison is vital, and we are planning to co...

My Lords, I warmly welcome the noble Lord to his new role and to this House. His considerable exp...

I am well aware of the issues around indeterminate sentences for public protection. I know that m...

My Lords, I welcome the Minister to his new role. I want to bring up the issue of Dartmoor prison...

I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Watkins, for her question. Interestingly, this week I have heard...

My Lords, I declare an interest as a trustee of the Prison Reform Trust, which is already known t...

I used to see the noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier, at the other end of a much smaller table ...

I am still on the right.

He is still on the right. In fact, he never sat on the left.

I accept that farms and garden...

I welcome the Minister to his place; it is a brilliant stroke by the Labour Government. However, ...

The situation with IPP prisoners is of great concern. I know that huge numbers of Members on both...

My Lords, will the Minister have an early meeting with his opposite number in the Department of H...

I thank the noble Baroness. I often meet chaplains when I go into prisons. The last time I had a ...