Justice

– in the House of Commons at on 28 January 2025.

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The Secretary of State was asked—

  • Crown Court Backlog (16 speeches)

    What steps her Department is taking to help reduce the backlog of cases in the Crown court.

  • Prison Officer Recruitment (4 speeches)

    If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the terms and conditions for prison officers’ pensions on the recruitment of prison officers.

  • Support for Female Offenders (19 speeches)

    What steps her Department is taking to support female offenders.

  • Southport Attack (9 speeches)

    What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the lessons learned following the Southport attack.

  • Sentencing: Attendance of Offenders (6 speeches)

    If she will bring forward legislative proposals to enable courts to order the attendance of offenders at sentencing hearings.

  • Prolific Offenders (12 speeches)

    What steps her Department is taking to help tackle hyper-prolific offenders.

  • Prison Capacity (9 speeches)

    What steps her Department is taking to increase prison capacity.

  • Support for Domestic Abuse Survivors (9 speeches)

    What steps she is taking to support survivors of domestic abuse and violence against women through the criminal justice system.

  • Prison Conditions (6 speeches)

    What steps she is taking to improve prison conditions.

  • Public Confidence in the Justice System (9 speeches)

    What steps she is taking to increase public confidence in the justice system.

  • Grooming Gangs: Sentencing (4 speeches)

    What steps her Department is taking to ensure that people convicted of charges related to grooming gangs receive adequate sentences.

  • Youth Justice System (4 speeches)

    What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the youth justice system in preventing reoffending.

  • Deputyship Applications (4 speeches)

    What steps she is taking to reduce processing times for deputyship applications by the Court of Protection.

  • Violence against Women and Girls (6 speeches)

    What steps her Department is taking through the criminal justice system to help tackle violence against women and girls.

  • Topical Questions (38 speeches)

    If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.