Proceeding contribution from Kevin Bonavia (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 7 July 2026. It occurred during Opposition day on Early Release of Prisoners.
Early Release of Prisoners
The hon. Member calls this an “ideologically anti-prison Government”, but in 14 years of Conservative Governments, there was a net increase of 500 prison places. In the very first Division post the King’s Speech in this Parliament, I remember voting to deal with that problem, and we had to vote to reduce sentencing times to deal with that mess; otherwise the criminal justice system would have collapsed. Does he not agree?
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- Type
- Proceeding contribution
- Reference
- 789 c236
- Session
- 2026-27
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- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Children Abuse Custodial treatment Ethnic groups Rape Prisoners' release Offences against children Victims Sentencing Prison accommodation
- Legislation
- Sentencing Act 2026
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- 2026-07-13 15:00:05 +0100
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