My hon. Friend refers to being a defence barrister. I am sure he was very distinguished. Reference was made earlier to prison being seen as the soft option, and that community sentences are much tougher. When he was a defence barrister or solicitor representing his clients, how many times did he ask for his clients to be sent to prison because it was considered to be the softer option and he wanted to avoid a community sentence at all costs?
Criminal Justice and Courts Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Philip Davies
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 17 June 2014.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Criminal Justice and Courts Bill.
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