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Debate between Crispin Blunt and Andrew Griffiths
Tuesday 8th November 2011

(12 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Crispin Blunt Portrait Mr Blunt
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It will be some time before prisoners are being released from the sentence framework that we have just introduced, because those sentences apply to people who receive sentences of more than six years’ imprisonment, and the extended sentences will be many years ahead, so we have not yet done a detailed assessment.

Andrew Griffiths Portrait Andrew Griffiths (Burton) (Con)
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11. What steps he is taking to increase prison tariffs for people sentenced for carrying knives.