To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has HMPPS spent on branded goods since 4 July 2024, what the branded goods purchased were, and what the branding was.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has HMPPS spent on branded goods since 4 July 2024, what the branded goods purchased were, and what the branding was.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much HM Prison and Probation Service spent on interpreters and related translation services in (1) 2022, (2) 2023, (3) 2024 and (4) 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much HM Prison and Probation Service spent on interpreters and related translation services in (1) 2022, (2) 2023, (3) 2024 and (4) 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the National Audit Office report of July 2026 on electronic monitoring, whether the risk identified by HM Prison and Probation Service in April 2026 that electronic monitoring processes and training might not be ready for the earned progression changes...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the National Audit Office report of July 2026 on electronic monitoring, whether the risk identified by HM Prison and Probation Service in April 2026 that electronic monitoring processes and training might not be ready for the earned progression changes...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people are awaiting completion of security and vetting checks before commencing employment within His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service; and how many of those individuals have been waiting for (a) between three and six months, (b) between six and 12...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people are awaiting completion of security and vetting checks before commencing employment within His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service; and how many of those individuals have been waiting for (a) between three and six months, (b) between six and 12...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much HM Prison & Probation Service is spending on private contractors that serve the functioning of prisons.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much HM Prison & Probation Service is spending on private contractors that serve the functioning of prisons.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will provide a breakdown of costs incurred by the HMPPS Disparities Unit in each of the last three years, including (a) staff numbers and (b) staff salaries.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will provide a breakdown of costs incurred by the HMPPS Disparities Unit in each of the last three years, including (a) staff numbers and (b) staff salaries.

In my previous statements to the House, I have provided updates on the 2025 criminal cyber-attack against the Legal Aid Agency’s digital services and the steps the Ministry of Justice and Legal Aid Agency have taken in response.

I have been clear throughout that this was a significant and complex...

In my previous statements to the House, I have provided updates on the 2025 criminal cyber-attack against the Legal Aid Agency’s digital services and the steps the Ministry of Justice and Legal Aid Agency have taken in response.

I have been clear throughout that this was a significant and complex...

My Honourable Friend the Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services (Sarah Sackman KC MP) has today made the following statement:

"In my previous statements to the House, I have provided updates on the 2025 criminal cyber-attack against the Legal Aid Agency’s digital services and the steps the Ministry of...

My Honourable Friend the Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services (Sarah Sackman KC MP) has today made the following statement:

"In my previous statements to the House, I have provided updates on the 2025 criminal cyber-attack against the Legal Aid Agency’s digital services and the steps the Ministry of...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss. I also express my appreciation for the outstanding speech of the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, and thank him for introducing this debate.

I propose to address only one point, already raised by the noble Lord,...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss. I also express my appreciation for the outstanding speech of the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, and thank him for introducing this debate.

I propose to address only one point, already raised by the noble Lord,...

My Lords, it is with real diffidence that I rise just three days after my introduction. But the way in which we treat those convicted of crime, and in particular what happens to them when both in custody and in the community, has been a real interest of mine for...

My Lords, it is with real diffidence that I rise just three days after my introduction. But the way in which we treat those convicted of crime, and in particular what happens to them when both in custody and in the community, has been a real interest of mine for...

My Lords, it is a very special privilege first to have listened to the speech of my noble and learned friend Lord Leveson of Liverpool and now to have the chance to add a few remarks. I wish first to convey the apologies of my noble and learned friends Lord...

My Lords, it is a very special privilege first to have listened to the speech of my noble and learned friend Lord Leveson of Liverpool and now to have the chance to add a few remarks. I wish first to convey the apologies of my noble and learned friends Lord...

My Lords, not for the first time, I am feeling a bit outclassed and overawed by the legal and judicial expertise in this place that has produced so many excellent speeches. I particularly thank the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, for inviting us to talk about the state of prisons and...

My Lords, not for the first time, I am feeling a bit outclassed and overawed by the legal and judicial expertise in this place that has produced so many excellent speeches. I particularly thank the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, for inviting us to talk about the state of prisons and...

I congratulate my noble friend Lord Farmer on introducing this debate and thank him for doing so with his usual calmness and analysis. Every time he speaks on this subject—and he is a renowned expert—the House listens with great care, and we did so again today.

I also welcome and congratulate...

I congratulate my noble friend Lord Farmer on introducing this debate and thank him for doing so with his usual calmness and analysis. Every time he speaks on this subject—and he is a renowned expert—the House listens with great care, and we did so again today.

I also welcome and congratulate...

My Lords, I too have very little experience in this area, but I felt I did have something worth saying from a professional point of view. My experience of prisons is not personal but, while I was on call at Hammersmith Hospital, I did go inside prisons to see sick...

My Lords, I too have very little experience in this area, but I felt I did have something worth saying from a professional point of view. My experience of prisons is not personal but, while I was on call at Hammersmith Hospital, I did go inside prisons to see sick...

It is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Winston. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, for securing this important debate, and I pay tribute to all the work he does on this subject. I also welcome the noble and learned Lord, Lord Leveson, and congratulate him...

It is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Winston. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, for securing this important debate, and I pay tribute to all the work he does on this subject. I also welcome the noble and learned Lord, Lord Leveson, and congratulate him...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, for providing the opportunity for such a vital debate. I am delighted to see the noble and learned Lord, Lord Leveson, sitting on the Cross Benches. I thank him for his excellent and wise but very sobering maiden speech.

I speak as...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, for providing the opportunity for such a vital debate. I am delighted to see the noble and learned Lord, Lord Leveson, sitting on the Cross Benches. I thank him for his excellent and wise but very sobering maiden speech.

I speak as...

Lords motion to take note of the state of the prison and probation service in England and Wales. Agreed to on question.

Lords motion to take note of the state of the prison and probation service in England and Wales. Agreed to on question.

My Lords, I thank all who will contribute this afternoon. It is an impressive list, and I am looking forward to hearing some valuable contributions to what is, at the present time, a very important subject. I thank you for making time after a busy week. I particularly welcome the...

My Lords, I thank all who will contribute this afternoon. It is an impressive list, and I am looking forward to hearing some valuable contributions to what is, at the present time, a very important subject. I thank you for making time after a busy week. I particularly welcome the...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, on securing this debate and I am grateful for how he opened it. I thought he was going to be a little more critical and, in turn, I have written a counter speech. I want to speak primarily about rehabilitation, which...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, on securing this debate and I am grateful for how he opened it. I thought he was going to be a little more critical and, in turn, I have written a counter speech. I want to speak primarily about rehabilitation, which...

My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Brooke, and I join him in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, not only on the tremendous work that he has done in this particular area but for securing the debate and his excellent opening speech. I also look...

My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Brooke, and I join him in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, not only on the tremendous work that he has done in this particular area but for securing the debate and his excellent opening speech. I also look...