Justice Committee

16 June 2026

Justice Committee Actual start House of Commons

26:11 - 26:39
Speaker 1
Good afternoon.  Welcome to this session of the Justice Select Committee, which is our final evidence session, and therefore ministerial session, on our major inquiry into rehabilitation and resettlement.  I will ask our principal guest, Lord Timpson, the Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, to introduce himself and his colleagues in a moment.  First, we will do our declarations of interest, beginning with Sir Ashley Fox. 
26:39 - 26:45
Speaker 2
I'm Ashley Fox, the Member of Parliament for Bridgwater.  I'm a former solicitor and my interests are on the register. 
26:45 - 27:03
Speaker 1
I'm Andy Slaughter, the MP for Hammersmith and Chiswick.  I'm the chair of the committee.  I'm a non-practicing barrister.  I'm a member of Unite and GMB trade unions and a patron of two justice-related charities, the Hammersmith Law Centre and the Upper Room for ex-offenders. 
27:03 - 27:18
Speaker 3
Hello, I'm Tessa Munt and I'm the Member of Parliament for Wells and Mendip Hills, which is in Somerset.  Everything's on the register, but I will just point out I'm a director of Whistleblowers UK, which is a not-for-profit organisation. 

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