The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to raise the issue of victims of serious sexual offences. We take that incredibly seriously, and that is why we have introduced measures such as section 28, which enables evidence to be taken and recorded in advance. We have increased the fees for barristers to make that more straightforward. We have also increased the number of independent sexual violence advisers, who accompany, as it were, those victims on that journey. That is very important to prevent dropout rates. This is an important point: the sentencing levels are much higher—up by 30% compared with 2010.

The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to raise the issue of victims of serious sexual offences. We take that incredibly seriously, and that is why we have introduced measures such as section 28, which enables evidence to be taken and recorded in advance. We have increased the fees for barristers to make that more straightforward. We have also increased the number of independent sexual violence advisers, who accompany, as it were, those victims on that journey. That is very important to prevent dropout rates. This is an important point: the sentencing levels are much higher—up by 30% compared with 2010.

My right hon. Friend is right. Despite special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) appeals and disposals being up by 24% and 29% respectively, I do share his concerns, and systematic reform is required. That is why through the SEND and alternative provision improvement plan, the Department for Education and ourselves will be working hard to ensure that it is improved. I am more than happy to meet my right hon. Friend to go through the details.

It is important to note that, since 2010 when we came into power, the number of under-18s in custody has dropped dramatically. The cohort now in young offenders institutes is, to put it politely, highly complex. We take that extremely seriously and want to ensure there are sufficient staff. We do not give up on people, but it is important to recognise that that cohort will have been convicted of extremely serious offences, and we want to ensure there are sufficient resources to try to get the best out of them.

My hon. Friend makes a great point. My officials have already met Dr Richards to discuss her work on the tracker and, together with the Chief Coroner's office, we are exploring with her team how best to share the tracker on the various websites. However, I am more than happy to meet with my hon. Friend and Dr Richards to discuss how we can work together.

I am grateful to the hon. Lady; she will be aware of the work being done across the criminal justice system through both the race disparity review and the Lammy review in that context. Decisions on remand are taken by the judiciary, so it would be wrong for me to comment on judicial decisions, but I am happy to meet her to discuss this further if that would be helpful, and so is the Minister for disparity in the justice system, my hon. Friend the Member for Finchley and Golders Green (Mike Freer).

The Crown Prosecution Service can take over any criminal prosecution. It may then carry out the prosecution or it may end or discontinue the prosecution if it does not believe it should have been brought in the first place.

We welcome any reduction in crime, and I am happy to congratulate Police Scotland on its work. Crime and reoffending are also down across England and Wales.

Alcohol tags are hugely valuable and used increasingly to tackle violent crime. Around 2,800 individuals were wearing an alcohol tag at the end of November 2023, with a compliance rate of 97.3% since their introduction in October 2020.

This sounds like an appalling case, and my heart goes out to Tallulah Cox. If the hon. Lady writes to me, she will get a response.

Spiking is a disgusting crime carrying up to 10 years in prison. We are changing the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 to define spiking comprehensively and investing in rapid drinks testing kits.

The rights of victims under the victims code have tightened. If we need to go further, that seems a sensible conversation and I would be happy to have it.

The suggestion is receiving active consideration. I expect to be able to make further announcements shortly.

The suggestion has been considered by way of discussions with criminal justice partners. I would be happy to have further conversations.

I am more than happy to arrange a meeting with my noble Friend Lord Bellamy to update her and the noble Baroness Deech.

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his question; it is nice to answer questions from him again, as I did when he was shadow Secretary of State. The One HMPPS programme is about different parts of the system working well together to create a system that delivers the outcomes that society wants to see.

I am grateful to my right hon. and learned Friend, who speaks with such authority. The circumstances are truly exceptional; when I was a Back Bencher, I went on record as saying that Horizon is the most serious miscarriage of justice since the Guildford Four or the Birmingham Six. But the situation involves hundreds of people and will need an appropriate resolution.

I will have to write to the hon. Gentleman and check exactly what the provisions are for legal aid under the Illegal Migration Act. I am more than happy to provide him with the details and meet him if necessary.

That is precisely the point, and my hon. Friend has put his finger on it. Of course, we would not want to stray into the normal lane of the judiciary; we have huge respect for our independent judiciary who do an exceptionally good job of ensuring that there is fairness on the facts before them. As I have said, the case is wholly unprecedented and we will want to have exhausted all alternatives before taking radical action.

I have to say to the hon. Gentleman that just last year we invested an extra £10 million in housing legal aid, so I think we are addressing the issue.