Tuesday, 11 November 2025
Before we come to Justice questions, and in the light of some of the discourse on social media over the past week on matters relating to criminal justice, I would like to remind Members that the...
The Secretary of State was asked—
What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to reform human rights laws.
What his Department’s policy is on the use of the Welsh language in prisons.
What steps he is taking to support the Probation Service.
What steps his Department is taking to help support the Probation Service to manage repeat offenders who cross jurisdictional boundaries to avoid supervision.
What steps he is taking to increase access to legal aid for people in rural areas.
What steps his Department is taking to help increase access to justice for people from all social backgrounds.
What steps he is taking to tackle backlogs in the courts.
What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the number of prisoners serving imprisonment for public protection sentences.
What recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of lowering the pension age of prison officers.
What steps his Department is taking through the criminal justice system to help to support victims of technology-assisted child sexual abuse.
What steps he is taking through the criminal justice system to help to support victims of environmental crimes.
What steps his Department is taking to help improve rehabilitation outcomes for people with unspent convictions.
What steps his Department is taking through the criminal justice system to help tackle violence against women and girls.
What steps his Department is taking to provide adequate funding for the courts system.
Whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on litigation funding agreements.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
With permission, Mr Speaker, I shall make a statement on releases in error from prison. On Armistice Day, let me begin by paying tribute to those we honour: Members of both Houses and...
As the Secretary of State will explain, he has come to the House to update us at the earliest possible moment, for which I thank him. I understand that there will be further updates in the...
With permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will make a statement about the BBC. As the House will be aware, this weekend, the director general and the chief executive officer of BBC News tendered...
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I seek clarification. It is possible that, during the course of the statement, the Secretary of State gave the impression that she does not have the...
Motion for leave to bring in a Bill ( Standing Order No. 23)
I beg to move, That this House has considered Remembrance and the contribution of the armed forces. On Sunday, His Majesty the King led the nation in commemorating generations of men and women...
I rise to present a petition on behalf of over 600 of my constituents in Stourport-on-Severn in Wyre Forest whose lives and services are being adversely affected by unwelcome development in the...
This evening I am presenting a petition on behalf of the people of Hartlepool to register their total opposition to the current council tax system. Council tax is deeply regressive and a tax on...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Imogen Walker.)
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