Oral QuestionMinistry of Defence

“What steps his Department is taking to ensure that the armed forces are supported by world-class technological capabilities.”

Tabled: 18 May 2021Answered: 24 May 2021

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Defence

Answer from Hansard

The Solicitor General (Sarah Sackman)

It is a privilege to be appointed as His Majesty’s Solicitor General. My fellow Law Officers and I will be working to restore public faith in government and the rule of law, and to support the Home Secretary and the Lord Chancellor in delivering our safer streets mission. Sentencing policy is quintessentially a matter for the Ministry of Justice; sentencing is a matter for our judges. Offenders already have the right to appeal to the Court of Appeal against their sentences, including when they consider them to be unduly excessive.