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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Jul 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

" Following on from that answer, does my right hon. Friend accept that there are grave concerns among prison staff about the inadequacies of the current whistle- blowing system? Will he undertake an urgent review to satisfy himself that it is fit for purpose? If it is not, will he …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 08 Oct 2019
Prison Officers: Pension Age

"I beg to move,

That this House has considered the pension age of prison officers.

Police offers, firefighters and prison officers are all classified as emergency workers. They all do an extremely important job, and their work is physically demanding and often involves an element of risk and danger. Because …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 08 Oct 2019
Prison Officers: Pension Age

"The hon. Lady must have been listening to Justice questions this morning, when I said exactly that. Since she has a prison in her constituency, I urge her to join the Prison Service parliamentary scheme. If she will bear with me, I will come to the issue of violence in …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 08 Oct 2019
Prison Officers: Pension Age

"I will just give my second reason, which is that allowing private companies to make a profit out of the incarceration of human beings is simply immoral...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 08 Oct 2019
Prison Officers: Pension Age

"No, I do not. They are two entirely different issues. When people are on probation, they have either completed their sentence or they have not yet—[Interruption.] We will have to disagree on that.

If new prisons are built, the Government will have to recruit many more prison …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 08 Oct 2019
Prison Officers: Pension Age

"I will make just a few points, if I may. We have had consensus today, but I have to say to the Opposition spokesperson, the hon. Member for Bradford East (Imran Hussain), that the last Labour Government did not cover themselves with glory in the eyes of the POA. Talk …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 08 Oct 2019
Prison Officers: Pension Age

"I do not have time.

With regard to what the Minister said about the difference between prison officers and police officers, I revert to section 8 of the Prison Act 1952, which states that prison officers

“shall have all the powers, authority, protection and privileges of a constable.”

Yet because …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Oct 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"6. What progress his Department has made on recruiting the 2,500 new prison officers announced in 2016. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Oct 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"I congratulate the Government on their efforts to recruit more prison officers. However, does my hon. and learned Friend accept that cuts earlier this decade contributed to a vicious cycle of prison violence because fewer officers on landings led to more assaults, which caused more staff to leave, leading to …..."
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Written Question
Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
Thursday 5th September 2019

Asked by: Gordon Henderson (Conservative - Sittingbourne and Sheppey)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for personal independence payment appeals to be decided at HM Courts & Tribunals Service Ashford.

Answered by Edward Argar

The Ministry of Justice expects appeal hearings to take place as quickly as possible and is carrying out a series of initiatives to increase capacity which will help reduce waiting times for appellants in Ashford. Since September 2018, three additional judges have been allocated to Ashford as their primary venue and three further judges have been allocated to Ashford as their secondary venue. Furthermore, from November this year the capacity at the Ashford venue will increase from three hearing rooms to four on a daily basis and from August 2019, appeals to be heard at the Ashford venue can now be heard at a new venue in Hastings, depending on the appellant’s postcode.