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Proceeding contribution from Andrew Griffiths (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 21 June 2011. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Sentencing Reform/Legal Aid.


Sentencing Reform/Legal Aid

My right hon. and learned Friend's statements about knife crime will be welcomed by my constituent, Yvonne Upton, who has been campaigning since she lost her son, Connor, to somebody who chose to carry a knife on a night out. As regards drugs in prison, does my right hon. and learned Friend agree that under the previous Government too many prisoners were on long-term methadone prescriptions and parked in state-induced dependency, and that getting those prisoners drug free with an abstinence programme is key to proper reform?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
530 c187 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Children Care proceedings Crime Employment Legal aid scheme Eligibility Domestic abuse Drugs Foreign nationals Knives Offenders Pensioners Protection Prisons Public consultation Misuse Rehabilitation Sentencing Special educational needs Remand in custody Squatting Victim support schemes Reparation by offenders Government responses Self-defence Community orders
Legislation
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill 2010-12
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk