To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he will take to ensure that lessons learnt by the pioneers of restorative justice are included in future programmes. [30376]

The Government are monitoring developments in restorative justice in this country and our proposals for the reform of the youth court, set out in the White Paper "No More Excuses", are consistent with the principles of restorative justice and include the introduction of a Reparation Order.