Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Justice

Oral Answers to Questions

Derek Twigg Excerpts
Tuesday 4th February 2014

(10 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Damian Green Portrait Damian Green
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I do not agree with my hon. Friend. In particular, I do not agree with his suggestion that his area will lose out. The fact is that every area in the country will receive more money under our proposed system than it was receiving under the previous system, so no one will lose out.

Derek Twigg Portrait Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab)
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Does the Minister agree that victims of assaults, especially serious assaults, should be warned when the offenders are due to leave prison? If he does agree, will he tell me what he is doing to ensure that that happens?

Damian Green Portrait Damian Green
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I do agree with the hon. Gentleman, and the system is there to enable that to happen. However, if he can cite individual cases in which it is not happening, I urge him to write to me, and I will investigate.