In Parliament

I am sure the hon.

My right hon. Friend asks a very important question. I have to accept the limitations on the period of sentencing.

I am grateful to the hon. Lady, who I know has written to me.

I know what my hon. Friend means.

I am distressed to hear that from my hon. Friend—I have sat as a judge in Hereford and it is a most pleasant court.

I am afraid that I will take no lectures from a Labour party that took a knife to civil legal aid back in the 1990s.

What I will say is that we are working on a housing repossession pilot. We are investing £5 million in early intervention services.

My hon. Friend makes a very important point about the role of the armed forces.

I am happy to confirm that.

I am grateful to the hon. Lady for raising that point.