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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 Oct 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"Under the Ministry of Justice’s masterplan to increase the number of approved premises available, high-risk and very high-risk offenders could be located at Highfield House in Consett right in the centre of my local town, in a residential area near a lot of local youth facilities. Will the Minister meet …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 29 Oct 2021
Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill

"I am grateful to my hon. Friend for speaking on this. I well remember the debate we had in Committee, when I picked up that Bill from Dame Cheryl, on prisons testing and substance misuse. I also remember speaking to those from the Prison Officers Association during the passage of …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 29 Oct 2021
Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill

"Will my hon. Friend give way?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 29 Oct 2021
Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill

"I was a special adviser in the House of Lords during the passage of the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016. That Act specifically excluded caffeine, which is by far the most broadly used psychoactive substance available. I note that the Bill does not currently refer to the exclusions in the Act, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Dec 2020
Courts and Tribunals: Recovery

"I accept that delays are inevitable as a result of coronavirus. However, for cases related to Medomsley youth offenders institute, in my constituency, this means delays to justice of another year for so many people who have suffered for so long. Will the Lord Chancellor tell me what additional funding …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 02 Dec 2020
Prisons (Substance Testing) Bill

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ghani, and to introduce this Bill on behalf of my right hon. Friend the Member for Chesham and Amersham (Dame Cheryl Gillan), who cannot be here today. I thank Lorraine O’Shea from my right hon. Friend’s office, who has been …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 02 Dec 2020
Prisons (Substance Testing) Bill

"I thank hon. Members who have taken part today, and I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Hitchin and Harpenden, who tried to introduce the measure in a previous Session as a ten-minute rule Bill. It did not quite reach Committee stage, but we are rocking on. …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 02 Dec 2020
Prisons (Substance Testing) Bill

"I will wait until later to heap praise on the hon. Lady.

Some important points have been raised by Members of different parties, particularly my hon. Friend the Member for Aylesbury, who has brought his expertise to bear today. I know he does not often speak outside Prime Minister’s questions, …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 02 Dec 2020
Prisons (Substance Testing) Bill

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I will wait until later to heap praise on the hon. Lady.

Some important points have been raised by Members of different parties, particularly my hon. Friend the Member for Aylesbury, who has brought his expertise to bear today. I know he does not often speak outside Prime Minister’s questions, …

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 02 Dec 2020
Prisons (Substance Testing) Bill

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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ghani, and to introduce this Bill on behalf of my right hon. Friend the Member for Chesham and Amersham (Dame Cheryl Gillan), who cannot be here today. I thank Lorraine O’Shea from my right hon. Friend’s office, who has been …

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