Sir Nicholas Dakin

Sir Nicholas Dakin

Sir Nicholas Dakin MP

Labour
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Member since 3 July 2024

Recent Debate Contributions

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I thank the Opposition spokesman for those closing comments. I wish him and his colleagues, you, Ms McVey, and, indeed, all members of the Committee ...
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I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Removal of Prisoners for Deportation) Order 2025. It is a ...
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I am grateful that the spokesman for His Majesty’s Opposition recognises that the draft regulations build on the work of the previous Government in a ...
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I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Sentencing Act 2020 (Amendment of Schedule 21) Regulations 2025. It is a pleasure to ...
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Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill

10/07/2025Commons

2 contributions
I am very grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Cramlington and Killingworth (Emma Foody) for the excellent work she has done in bringing forward ...
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The hon. Member for Christchurch (Sir Christopher Chope) focuses on the specific question of why this change should be made. It is very much a technic...
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Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill

10/07/2025Commons

2 contributions
The hon. Member for Christchurch (Sir Christopher Chope) raises important concerns, but this Bill is not about reducing the pressure on miscreants—it ...
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Topical Questions

07/07/2025Commons

5 contributions
Greene King does outstanding work, as do other organisations in our prison service. They are important partners in delivering better justice.
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My hon. Friend is right to emphasise the importance of rehabilitation in the panoply of things that we do in the criminal justice system. She is also ...
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Prison Education

07/07/2025Commons

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All options are on the table. His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service introduced a head of education, skills and work into every prison to ensure t...
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Ensuring that prisoners have access to education is essential for rehabilitation in order to ensure that prison produces better citizens, not better c...
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Prison Capacity

07/07/2025Commons

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Due to the circumstances that this Government found when we came into office, we had no option but to introduce a temporary change to the law to allow...
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My hon. Friend is right. Public protection is our No. 1 priority, but we are also tackling reoffending, with proper programmes in place in prison. We ...
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My hon. Friend is right to point to the range of diversions that can help the rehabilitation of young offenders, including boxing clubs. I am happy to...
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Halving knife crime is a moral mission for the Government. Every young person caught with a knife is referred to a youth offending team, and Turnaroun...
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My hon. Friend draws attention to another horrific case. I think the best way of proceeding is to take up his offer of a meeting.
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That was a horrific case. My thoughts remain with Joanna’s family and friends, specifically Diana Parkes and Hetti Barkworth-Nanton, who I met last ye...
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Probation Officers

07/07/2025Commons

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I thank the hon. Member for his question. As he knows, we have regular discussions in the five nations group to ensure that good practice is shared, i...
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My hon. Friend is right that we need to ensure that prison officers have the time to do the job they came in to do, which is to spend time with offend...
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