Mawrth, 14 Mai 2024
The Secretary of State was asked—
What recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the number of children being remanded to custody.
What steps his Department is taking to help ensure public confidence in the support provided to victims throughout the criminal justice process.
What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of proposed reforms to employment tribunal panels.
If he will issue guidance to lawyers on the potential implications for the criminal justice process of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024.
What recent assessment he has made of the welfare of prisoners at HMP Parc.
What recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of reoffending rates among children and young people.
What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the number of drugs found in prisons over the last five years.
If he will make a comparative assessment of the effectiveness of short custodial sentences and sentences served in the community.
What progress his Department has made on delivering 20,000 new prison places.
Whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the use of non-disclosure agreements in sexual assault, harassment and misconduct cases.
What steps he is taking to reduce reoffending.
If he will make an assessment of the adequacy of support available to jurors who have been adversely affected by sitting on a jury.
What recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of legal aid provision for immigration cases.
What recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the case backlog in the criminal and civil courts.
What progress he has made on implementing the recommendations of the National Audit Office report on the Government’s management of legal aid.
What steps he is taking to prevent domestic abuse perpetrators from using the justice system to extend control over victims.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Home Department if he will make a statement on the High Court judgment in Belfast of 13 May 2024 disapplying the Illegal Migration Act 2023...
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care if she will make a statement on the ongoing negotiations on the World Health Organisation pandemic agreement and...
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am sure that you and Members across the House will share my disappointment that the Secretary of State made a great announcement about the...
Motion for leave to bring in a Bill ( Standing Order No. 23)
I beg to move, That the draft Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (Amendment of Schedule A2) Order 2024, which was laid before this House on 22 April, be approved. The...
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Ordered, That, at this day’s sitting, the Speaker shall put the Question necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motion in the name of the Prime Minister relating to War Graves Week not...
I beg to move, That this House has considered War Graves Week. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission does extraordinary work keeping alive the memories of the 1.7 million men and women who gave...
With the leave of the House, I propose to take motions 6 to 11 together. Ordered,
That Dame Andrea Jenkyns be discharged from the European Scrutiny Committee and Brendan Clarke-Smith be added.
That Lee Anderson be discharged from the Home Affairs Committee and Brendan Clarke-Smith be added.
That Paul Maynard be discharged from the Justice Committee and Andy Carter and Dehenna Davison be added.
That Mrs Natalie Elphicke be discharged from the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee and Steve Tuckwell be added.
That Damian Collins be added to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.
That Matt Vickers and Tom Hunt be discharged from the Petitions Committee and Tracey Crouch and Peter Gibson be added.—(Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
I rise to present a petition relating to the Royal Bank of Scotland closure in Linlithgow and East Falkirk. My constituency boasts the largest electorate in Scotland, but following the...
I rise to present a petition on behalf of Colin and Janet Smith and Lin Ashcroft from Newport East, who have spent many years fighting for their loved ones, who were victims of the contaminated...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Aaron Bell.)
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