Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Justice – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 13 November 2012.
Chris Grayling
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
11:30,
13 November 2012
By 2015, I intend to apply payment by results to the Majority of rehabilitation work conducted with offenders in the community. Providers will be commissioned to rehabilitate offenders, and those who are successful at reducing reoffending will be rewarded. I will announce detailed proposals shortly.
The term "majority" is used in two ways in Parliament. Firstly a Government cannot operate effectively unless it can command a majority in the House of Commons - a majority means winning more than 50% of the votes in a division. Should a Government fail to hold the confidence of the House, it has to hold a General Election. Secondly the term can also be used in an election, where it refers to the margin which the candidate with the most votes has over the candidate coming second. To win a seat a candidate need only have a majority of 1.
