---

Business of the House

May we have a debate on sentencing? Many people are increasingly sick and tired of reading about people who have been given life sentences for murder being let out of prison to commit further murders and other crimes without even completing the length of sentence handed down by the courts in the first place. I did a survey in my constituency, which found that 86 per cent. of people believed that prisoners should serve the sentence handed down by the court in full. May we have a debate to see whether hon. Members are in tune with public opinion?