HL Deb 14 March 1995 vol 562 c44WA
Lord Gainford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What action they are taking to restore public confidence in community sentences as an effective form of punishment.

The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Blatch):

We will tomorrow lay before Parliament and publish a Green Paper which invites views on wide ranging proposals intended to strengthen and simplify the arrangements for the punishment of offenders in the community.