Justice

– in the House of Commons at on 22 April 2025.

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The Secretary of State was asked—

  • Female Offenders (14 speeches)

    What steps her Department is taking to support female offenders.

  • Sentencing Council (10 speeches)

    What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Sentencing Council.

  • Hyper-prolific Offending (13 speeches)

    What steps she is taking through the criminal justice system to help tackle hyper-prolific offending.

  • Young Offenders: Staffordshire (8 speeches)

    What steps her Department is taking to support young offenders in Staffordshire.

  • Reoffending: Young People (11 speeches)

    What steps her Department is taking to help reduce levels of reoffending among young people.

  • Legal Aid: Rural Areas (6 speeches)

    What steps she is taking to increase access to legal aid in rural areas.

  • Domestic Violence: Bail Conditions (6 speeches)

    What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of policies applying to bail conditions in domestic violence cases.

  • Reoffending on Probation (6 speeches)

    What steps her Department is taking to help reduce levels of reoffending by people on probation.

  • Prison Capacity: Northern Ireland (4 speeches)

    What recent discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on trends in levels of prison capacity.

  • Court Backlogs (6 speeches)

    What steps she is taking to tackle court backlogs.

  • Private Law Proceedings: Child Safety (4 speeches)

    What steps her Department is taking to ensure child safety during private law proceedings.

  • Standard Determinate Sentences: Early Release (7 speeches)

    What recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the standard determinate sentences 40% early release scheme.

  • Intimate Image Abuse (4 speeches)

    What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle intimate image abuse.

  • Bail Guidelines (4 speeches)

    If she will have discussions with the HM Prison and Probation Service on the potential merits of reviewing its guidelines on bail.

  • Prison Reform (14 speeches)

    What steps her Department is taking to reform the prison system.

  • Legal Aid (4 speeches)

    What steps she is taking to increase the provision of legal aid services.

  • Topical Questions (46 speeches)

    If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

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