Labour and the Tories have failed on youth justice
Commenting on today's [Thursday] report by the Prison Reform Trust on ways to reduce the number of young people in custody, Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesperson, Paul Holmes said:
3 Sep 2009
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Prison population projections highlight Government incompetence
New projections published by the Government today show that the prison population in England and Wales could reach more than 93,000 by 2015. This could mean an extra cost to the taxpayer of over £380m.
28 Aug 2009
Relaxing in the Recess
A favourite summer 'silly season' story for the national press is to keep running items on the 'disgracefully' long holidays MP's are having in expensive and exotic locations. Never one to let the facts ruin a good story they of course ignore anything that does not fit their pre conceived ideas. Journalists from national newspapers contacted my office to see where I was holidaying. Upon being told that I was camping on a farm in Devon they carefully left me out of their stories the next day!
PHMP
28 Aug 2009
Labour's obsession with sounding tough has left prisons dangerously overcrowded - Holmes
Commenting on today's [Tuesday] report by the Prison Reform Trust which reveals the 20 most overcrowded jails in England and Wales, Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesperson, Paul Holmes said:
24 Aug 2009
HOLMES BACKS CALLS FOR A HIGH PAY COMMISION
Liberal Democrat MP for Chesterfield Paul Holmes, was one of the first 26 supporters of the Compass campaign calling on the Government to establish a High Pay Commission to review top pay and look at measures to ensure excessive pay can't damage the economy again.
20 Aug 2009
LABOUR'S FAILURE TO DEAL WITH THE RECESSION SEES UNEMPLOYMENT REACH WORSE LEVELS THAN 1997
Liberal Democrat MP for Chesterfield Paul Holmes has today released figures that show that unemployment throughout Derbyshire is reaching or has surpassed the levels of unemployment Labour inherited in 1997.
18 Aug 2009