Sentencing
Debate between Steve McCabe and Sadiq Khan(12 years, 11 months ago)
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Sadiq Khan
On the one hand we are criticised for prisoners who have been properly checked being released on licence 18 days before their sentence is completed, but on the other it is suggested that people who have been proved to be a danger to the public and are serving indeterminate sentences should be released prematurely to save money, rather than there being proper checks and balances. At present, IPPs—imprisonment for public protection sentences—are imposed on all prisoners convicted of rape offences and all sentences of four years and more. Under the new proposals, the Government are considering changing the regime so that only those sentenced to 10 years or more will receive an IPP sentence. That will be a genuine source of concern to the public throughout the country.
Sadiq Khan
If the hon. Gentleman does not mind, I shall give way to a Member on the Opposition Benches.
Steve McCabe
Why do we not arrange for all the interventions planted by the Government Whips to be read out at once, so that my right hon. Friend can get on with his speech and we can get on with the debate?
Sadiq Khan
When I was a Whip, the quality of interventions was a lot better than it is today.