Recalled Offenders: Sentencing Limits Debate
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Neil Shastri-Hurst
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Recalled Offenders: Sentencing Limits
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Sir Nicholas Dakin
My hon. Friend is quite right. We faced a real emergency when we came into office. It is unconscionable that any Government would do that to an incoming Government. The previous Labour Government added 28,000 prison places in 13 years. In their 14 years, the Conservative Government managed to add 500. In 10 months we have already delivered 2,400 prison places.
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst (Solihull West and Shirley) (Con)
Has the Ministry of Justice conducted an impact assessment for this policy? If so, will it release that to the House as soon as possible? If not, can the Lord Chancellor confirm how she knows what impact the policy will have on victims and the wider public?
Sir Nicholas Dakin
We are always alert to the need to assess how policies apply to the wider public and victims. That is important.