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Business of the House
Tuesday 3rd July 2012

(11 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Whether we have time or not, we will hear from Mr Simon Hughes.

Simon Hughes Portrait Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark) (LD)
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16. What steps his Department is taking to implement the recommendations of the final report of the riots communities and victims panel.

Lord Herbert of South Downs Portrait The Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice (Nick Herbert)
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The Government welcome the final report from the independent riots communities and victims panel and will publish a formal response in due course.

Simon Hughes Portrait Simon Hughes
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This very good report made some very good recommendations to the Ministry of Justice, including for more effective community sentencing—specifically, that communities should choose the projects and that the results, including reoffending rates, should be published. Will Ministers be positive about those recommendations? I am sure it would be appreciated.

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