Anneliese Midgley

Anneliese Midgley

Labour — Knowsley

Speaking in the House of Commons on 3 February 2026

Debate

Parole Board Hearings

Contribution

Members of James Bulger’s family are my constituents, and they are yet again facing the agony of another parole hearing for Jon Venables, an ordeal that continues to retraumatise them more than 30 years after James’s horrific murder. While Parole Board decisions are rightly independent, the system must command public confidence, so will the Minister give the Parole Board an overarching assessment of Venables’ current risk and tell the House what reviews of the automatic two-year parole hearing cycle are being considered?

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