Tuesday, 3 June 2025
Second Reading opposed and deferred until Tuesday 10 June ( Standing Order No. 20).
The Secretary of State was asked—
What steps her Department is taking to help reduce reoffending by young offenders.
What steps she is taking to support survivors of domestic abuse and violence against women through the criminal justice system.
What steps her Department is taking to help to reduce reoffending by people on probation.
When the Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services plans to meet the hon. Member for Horsham’s constituent Andrew Turner to discuss locked child trust funds.
What steps her Department is taking to ensure adequate monitoring of the community accommodation service tier 3.
What discussions she has had with victims’ groups on the early release of violent offenders.
If her Department will take steps to increase sentences for high street crime.
What steps her Department is taking to help support victims of sexual abuse.
What assessment she has made of the potential merits of reviewing sentencing for peaceful protesters.
If she will take steps to allow humanist celebrants to conduct legally binding weddings.
What steps her Department is taking to support the operation of HMP Lewes.
What assessment she has made of the adequacy of rehabilitative programmes in prisons.
What discussions she has had with the Sentencing Council on sentencing guidelines for immigration offences.
What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the third report of the Justice Committee of Session 2022-23 on IPP sentences, HC 266, published on 22 September 2022.
What steps her Department is taking to help support ex-offenders into employment.
What steps her Department is taking to support female offenders.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will make a statement on Thames Water’s financial situation.
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. As the House will know, Laila Soueif stopped eating 247 days ago to try to save her son, the imprisoned British-Egyptian national, Alaa Abd el-Fattah. He is an...
Motion for leave to bring in a Bill ( Standing Order No. 23)
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of...
(1) Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.
(2) Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question being put. (3) Proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not previously concluded)...
Consideration of Lords amendments
I beg to move, That this House agrees with Lords amendment 1.
Amendment (a) proposed in lieu of Lords amendments 2 and 3.—(Luke Pollard.) Question put, That the amendment be made.
Consideration of Lords message
I beg to move, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 49F. I am tempted to start with a quote from “Macbeth”— “When shall we three meet again?”—...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft Human Medicines (Amendments Relating to Hub and Spoke Dispensing etc.) Regulations 2025, which were laid before this House on 29 April, be approved.—(Chris Elmore.) Question...
Ordered, That, at this day’s sitting, the business determined by the Backbench Business Committee may be proceeded with for up to two hours after the commencement of proceedings on the...
I beg to move, That this House has considered dementia care. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting time for this important debate and Members for supporting it, as well as the...
I rise to present this petition on behalf of residents of Garretts Green ward in Birmingham. The petition, assisted by local councillor Saddak Miah, has the full support of residents, whose...
I rise to present this petition from the residents of Bicester who want a replacement for the level crossing at London road, which will close with the introduction of east-west rail services,...
I rise to present this petition from my constituents in the Scottish Borders to the House of Commons. It calls on LINK to set up a banking hub for Selkirk and Eyemouth. I want to record my thanks...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Gerald Jones.)
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