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Humberside Probation Service

I, too, am delighted that the right hon. Gentleman has secured tonight's debate. Does he agree that, because of the recession, when we can perhaps expect crime rates to rise, this is exactly the wrong time to cut front-line probation service staff? I understand that, in the opinion of those involved, doing so could lead to an increase in the number of criminal offences committed by people who are not supported to go on the straight and narrow. That means that the right hon. Gentleman's constituents and mine will be suffering from increased lawlessness as a result of the cuts.