Appearances and Speeches

I am grateful to the hon. Lady again for her question.

I am grateful to the hon.

The hon. Lady made a number of points.

Before turning to the substance of the hon. Lady’s question, may I take this opportunity to wish her a happy birthday? [Hon.

The hon. Lady is right to highlight the work of probation.

No, I do not accept the premise of the hon. Gentleman’s question, which may not surprise him.

The information requested is not held centrally.

Since February 2024, all prisoners subject to mandatory drug testing in prisons have been tested for fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid.

Over the 10 years to 2022, proven reoffending rates, cautions and convictions for children and young people have fallen from 40.4% to 32.2%.

As part of our commitment to build 20,000 prison places, the largest prison build programme since the Victorian era, we have so far delivere