Proceeding contribution from George Howarth (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 5 December 2007. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Prisons (Carter Review).
Prisons (Carter Review)
I welcome my right hon. Friend's statement, and particularly the implicit recognition that offenders cannot carry on reoffending in the community while they are in prison. I also welcome Lord Carter's proposal for a sentencing commission, which is a good way forward. However, may I ask my right hon. Friend to go a little further still? Does he agree that courts should be determining an appropriate sentence on the basis of the offence itself, and not how many prison places are available on any given day?
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- 2007-08
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- Construction Finance Parole Prisons National Offender Management Service Sentencing Shipping Reviews HM Prison Service HMP Bure Prison officers HMP Wealstun RAF Coltishall
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