Mawrth, 12 Medi 2023
The Secretary of State was asked—
What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the probation service.
What steps his Department is taking to help offenders find employment following release from prison.
What steps his Department is taking to reform the criminal justice system to help tackle violence against women and girls.
Whether he has made a recent assessment of the performance of prisons in Wakefield constituency.
What steps his Department is taking to reduce the backlog of criminal court cases.
What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on justice.
What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the prison estate for housing prisoners.
What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to reduce the number of foreign national offenders in the prison system.
What progress he has made on the sale of Reading Gaol.
What steps his Department is taking to help ensure that offenders attend their sentencing.
How many staff vacancies there are in prisons in England and Wales.
What recent assessment he has made of conditions at magistrates courts.
What training is provided to magistrates to help ensure impartial decision making.
What steps he is taking to increase recruitment to the probation service.
Whether he has held recent discussions with the Welsh Government on developing community-based alternatives to imprisonment for female offenders serving short sentences.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero if she will make a statement on the implications for offshore wind of contracts for difference allocation round 5.
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. St Leonard’s in my constituency is one of the schools affected by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete. Last week, we received a ministerial statement...
Motion for leave to bring in a Bill ( Standing Order No. 23)
Colleagues, imminently we will come to the motion on the retirement of the Clerk of the House, and I will look to the Leader of the House to move the motion of congratulations to the outgoing...
I beg to move, That Mr Speaker be requested to convey to Sir John Benger KCB, on his retirement from the office of Clerk of the House, this House’s gratitude for his long and distinguished...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Online Safety Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 19 April...
Consideration of Lords amendments
I beg to move amendment (a) to Lords amendment 182.
I beg to move, That the draft Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 5 September, be approved. The order proposes an amendment to paragraph 1(a) of...
We now have a number of motions, which I am going to take separately.
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft Mayoral and Police and Crime Commissioner Elections, Recall Petitions and Referendums (Ballot Secrecy, Candidates and Undue Influence) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this...
That the draft Representation of the People (Franchise Amendment and Eligibility Review) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 6 July, be approved.—(Jacob Young.) Question...
That the draft Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 6 July, be approved.—(Jacob Young.)
That the draft Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 4 September, be approved.
That the draft Representation of the People and Recall Petition (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 4 September, be approved.
That the draft Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 10 July, be...
That the Northern Ireland (Ministerial Appointment Functions) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 776), dated 10 July 2023, a copy of which was laid before this House on 10 July, be...
That the draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 4 September, be approved.—(Jacob Young.) The Deputy Speaker’s opinion as to...
Resolved, That this House (1) notes the report from the House of Commons Commission and the House of Lords Commission on the membership of the Restoration and Renewal Programme Board, HC 1792,...
With the leave of the House, we will take motions 15 to 22 together. Ordered,
That Alan Brown be discharged from the Business and Trade Committee and Douglas Chapman be added.
That Dave Doogan be discharged from the Defence Committee and Martin Docherty-Hughes be added.
That Drew Hendry be discharged from the Foreign Affairs Committee and Brendan O’Hara be added.
That Martyn Day be discharged from the Health and Social Care Committee and Amy Callaghan be added.
That Stuart C McDonald be discharged from the Justice Committee and Chris Stephens be added.
That Owen Thompson be discharged from the Procedure Committee and Kirsty Blackman be added.
That Douglas Chapman be discharged from the Treasury Committee and Drew Hendry be added.
That Ms Anum Qaisar be discharged from the Women and Equalities Committee and Kirsten Oswald be added.—(Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
I rise to present a petition about the proposed closure of ticket offices at Levenshulme and Gorton train stations, which will lead to difficulties for many railway passengers and the loss of...
I rise to present a petition from the constituents of Linlithgow and East Falkirk regarding the dynamic pricing strategy, which, along with secondary ticket selling, is a disgraceful,...
I rise to present a petition about the closure of Reddish North station ticket office. Its closure, alongside the proposed closure of neighbouring ticket offices used by my constituents,...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Ruth Edwards.)
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