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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 20 Nov 2018
Road Safety and the Legal Framework

"I associate myself completely with the comments made about the need for greater clarity on the definition of careless and dangerous driving, for tougher penalties and tougher action on driving disqualification, and for tougher penalties on hit and run drivers.

I will raise some issues that have not been mentioned …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 Nov 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Does the Minister agree that the consultation on divorce law reform is an opportunity to look into ways to cause less harm to children of all parents who separate, as well as to strengthen families along the lines of the marriage and relationship support initiative brought in by Lord Mackay?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Oct 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Would not the effectiveness of all custodial sentences be increased if we reduced the number of prisoners who were released on a Friday night when no public services are available for them, often leaving them to fall into the hands of the local drug dealer and go straight back into …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 Jul 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"No one has to be a public servant, and it is really important that prison officers get up in the morning and enjoy going to work. There were some worrying figures recently showing an increase in the number of prison officers leaving the profession. What more can we do on …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 Jul 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"What analysis has the Ministry of Justice done on how well the public sector is doing in taking on ex-offenders in employment? Does the Minister agree that we cannot just exhort the private sector to step up to the plate in this area if the public sector is not leading …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Jun 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"While we regularly praise the likes of Greggs, Timpson and Halfords for the great work they do in employing ex-offenders, do Ministers agree that the time has now come no longer to allow employers that have made a blanket refusal to employ any ex-offenders to carry on such an approach …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Jun 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Some local authorities claim that prisoners sent away from their home area have no local connection when they need to find housing. Will the Secretary of State have a word with the Secretary of State for Communities to make sure there is no discrimination among local authorities against ex-offenders; they …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 09 May 2018
Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill

"I will not detain the Committee long, but I want to add my wholehearted support to my hon. Friend in introducing this important Bill. Having had the privilege of being the Minister responsible for prisons, probation and rehabilitation for two years, I am particularly aware of how necessary these provisions …..."
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Written Question
Prisoners: Albania
Monday 16th April 2018

Asked by: Andrew Selous (Conservative - South West Bedfordshire)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Secretary of State for Justice, how many Albanian nationals are in the prison population in England and Wales; and what proportion of the total prison population that number represents.

Answered by Rory Stewart

As at 31 December 2017, the latest published figures, there were 84,373 persons detained in prisons and the HM Prison and Probation Service run Immigration Removal Centre. Of these, 716 were recorded as Albanian nationals. Albanian nationals represent 0.85% of the total prison population.

Any foreign national who comes to our country and abuses our hospitality by breaking the law should be in no doubt of our determination to deport them. More than 40,000 foreign national offenders have been removed from the UK since 2010, with a record number of over 6,300 removed in 2016/17.

A Prisoner Transfer Agreement is in place between the UK and the Republic of Albania, and we are working closely with Albanian authorities to speed up and significantly increase transfer rates.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Mar 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Work experience in prison that leads to work on release is proven to reduce reoffending. Does the Secretary of State therefore believe that, while we rightly praise employers who offer ex-offenders work experience, we need to call out those employers who have a blanket ban on employing ex-offenders unrelated to …..."
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