To match an exact phrase, use quotation marks around the search term. eg. "Parliamentary Estate". Use "OR" or "AND" as link words to form more complex queries.

Keep yourself up-to-date with the latest developments by exploring our subscription options to receive notifications direct to your inbox

Written Question
HM Courts and Tribunals Service
Tuesday 8th December 2015

Asked by: Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to modernise the courts and tribunals system.

Answered by Shailesh Vara

We have secured over £700m of funding to invest in our courts and tribunals. We have worked closely with the senior judiciary to develop a plan to reform our courts system so it delivers swifter, fairer justice for everyone in England and Wales at a lower cost. This is a once in a generation opportunity to create a modern, user focused and efficient courts and tribunals service.

Written Question
Ministry of Justice: Research
Thursday 3rd December 2015

Asked by: Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much of his Department's funding allocated in the Spending Review 2015 will be for research and development expenditure up to 2020.

Answered by Mike Penning

The amount of funding allocated for research and development will be determined through the Ministry of Justice’s internal budget setting process. This process has not yet concluded so the amount is not known.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 03 Nov 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"T6. Does the Minister agree that specialist courts for crimes with high reoffending rates like drugs and sexual offences can offer a number of benefits if implemented correctly, not only by reducing those reoffending rates but also by more sensitive handling of vulnerable witnesses, which can lead to better evidence …..."
Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford - View Speech

View all Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Con - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Oral Answers to Questions
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 03 Feb 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"In the Select Committee on Home Affairs last week, we heard the anti-female genital mutilation campaigner Leyla Hussein describe the death threats and intimidation she and her family, including her 12-year-old daughter, have to endure as the price for her brave stand against this appalling form of child abuse. It …..."
Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford - View Speech

View all Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Con - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Oral Answers to Questions
Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 28 Nov 2014
Immigration Statistics

"The Prime Minister made it clear this morning that he will introduce the toughest rules in the EU to tackle the abuse of free movement, including stronger powers to deport EU criminals and to prevent them from coming back. Will the Minister explain how those important changes will be achieved?..."
Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford - View Speech

View all Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Con - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Immigration Statistics
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Oct 2013
Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill

"I thank the Minister and the shadow Minister for their opening remarks. I will speak to new clause 5 and the Government amendments relating to prevention orders. I think that by now colleagues will be familiar with my reasons for tabling the new clause. The vast majority of children in …..."
Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford - View Speech

View all Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Con - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Oct 2013
Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill

"Absolutely. To answer the shadow Minister’s question about whether a civil standard would be appropriate, I think that it is important to ensure that we maintain the balance. The reason it was not possible to achieve ROSHOs previously was the combination of two contact offences plus a standard of serious …..."
Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford - View Speech

View all Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Con - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Oct 2013
Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill

"I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his kind words. To pick up on the point made by the hon. Member for Cambridge (Dr Huppert), the orders are welcome and will allow police forces to intervene earlier, but they must sit within a wider strategy of prevention and prosecution …..."
Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford - View Speech

View all Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Con - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Oct 2013
Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill

"I welcome the protections that allow defendants to apply for variation and discharge. However, I notice that under the Government amendments, only local chief officers are able to apply for the variation or discharge of an order. I understand that that is intended to maintain the management of the offender …..."
Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford - View Speech

View all Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Con - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 18 Mar 2013
Crime and Courts Bill [Lords]

"I rise to speak to new clause 14, which stands in my name, supported by the hon. Member for Stockport (Ann Coffey) and many colleagues. I also express my support for new clause 12.

New clause 14 is designed to introduce specialist courts for very vulnerable victims. It is no …..."
Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford - View Speech

View all Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Con - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Crime and Courts Bill [Lords]