Speeches by Farnsworth.

“You have talked a lot about deterrence and in terms of the sentencing range you have based this on average sentence lengths, but there are occasions when a much more serious offence within that definition of the offence has been committed. Do you accept that you would be reducing the possibility of somebody who has com…”

“In your review you said that you have changed your view on that. Have you?”

“On the subject of criminal co-operation, before I came into Parliament I was an international liaison prosecutor. My job was to get evidence from overseas and help to get people overseas in Europe extradited to the UK for prosecution. That work relies on the ECHR, which underpins that legislation. Does the Minister sha…”

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“My hon. Friend is making a very powerful speech. I was looking at some of the examples of how this mechanism protects people in the UK. For example, the injunction served on The Sunday Times preventing it from reporting on thalidomide was overturned by the European convention on human rights. Such cases show how import…”

“My presence here shows that this debate has cross-party support. We are in different political parties, but we have a very similar view on the urgency and importance of this topic. I echo the points that have been made about oversubscription. I was recently in a Westminster Hall debate in which my speech was curtailed …”

“I thank my hon. Friend, the Chair of the Select Committee. I greatly trust and rely on his opinion. It is essential that rehabilitative work is available to all in prisons, as I will go on to talk about in a little more detail. On my second point, structured rehabilitation during custody prepares individuals for life a…”

“I absolutely agree. As my hon. Friend will have seen—she sits alongside me on the Justice Committee—there is clear evidence to back that up. Secondly, starting the process of rehabilitation through positive requirements earlier will reduce reoffending rates on release, thereby cutting crime and consequently easing pres…”

“Does the right hon. Member realise that the Sentencing Council does not just pluck out of the air its sentencing recommendations? It consults widely with a variety of organisations, people working in the criminal justice system and the public before coming to its conclusions about the right sentences for offences. I wo…”

“My new clause 36 seeks to implement a key recommendation of David Gauke’s independent sentencing review, on which the measures in this Bill are based. The new clause proposes that release at one third of a sentence should be conditional on positive actions and purposeful activity, such as attending education classes, e…”

“I do not envy you and your colleagues for having that task. It is an incredibly complex situation, particularly with what we have discussed about the domestic abuse relationship setting as well. When I ask this next question, I am conscious that Dame Nicole mentioned the pressure CAFCASS is under generally and resource…”

“Still on the topic of relationships, can we talk about the alienation of a child, and perhaps I can bring Jacky in on this as well. Where there are allegations of one parent alienating a child from the other parent, in both your experiences is the court able to assess those allegations fully and respond to that behavio…”

“I do not envy you and your colleagues for having that task. It is an incredibly complex situation, particularly with what we have discussed about the domestic abuse relationship setting as well. When I ask this next question, I am conscious that Dame Nicole mentioned the pressure CAFCASS is under generally and resource…”

“Hopefully we will shortly come on to that in a little more detail, but it is good to hear the progress that is being made. Your recent Family Court Review and Reporting Mechanism pilot recently found that the structural barriers identified by the Harm Panel remain. I have heard you talk about some of the barriers this …”

“I am the Member of Parliament for Amber Valley. Before being a Member of Parliament, I was a Crown prosecutor for 21 years. My interests are declared in the Register.”

“I am the Member of Parliament for Amber Valley. Before being a Member of Parliament, I was a Crown prosecutor for 21 years. My interests are declared in the Register.”

“I mentioned I was a former Crown prosecutor, so it probably will not surprise you that I really want to delve into domestic abuse situations and the interplay of those situations with the family courts. My first question is for Dame Nicole, if I may ask you about coercive control. I am aware of concerns that perpetrato…”

“That is really worrying to hear, but from my experience in my past life in the Crown court it is not surprising. It has been five years since the Harm Panel report, and you have mentioned the Pathfinder Courts. I am just wondering what other progress the family court has made since the Harm Panel report came out to cha…”

“I mentioned I was a former Crown prosecutor, so it probably will not surprise you that I really want to delve into domestic abuse situations and the interplay of those situations with the family courts. My first question is for Dame Nicole, if I may ask you about coercive control. I am aware of concerns that perpetrato…”

“That is really worrying to hear, but from my experience in my past life in the Crown court it is not surprising. It has been five years since the Harm Panel report, and you have mentioned the Pathfinder Courts. I am just wondering what other progress the family court has made since the Harm Panel report came out to cha…”