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Written Question
Employment Tribunals Service
Wednesday 18th June 2014

Asked by: Baroness Thornton (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what monitoring they are conducting on the effect of the increase in tribunal costs on cases being brought concerning harassment in the workplace.

Answered by Lord Faulks

The Justice Secretary is committed to reviewing the impact of the introduction of fees in the employment tribunals system. The Ministry of Justice is currently finalising arrangements for the timing and scope of this review, to enable the impacts to be properly assessed, and we will be making an announcement in due course.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 12 Nov 2013
Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 12 Nov 2013
Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill

"My Lords, this amendment, in my name and those of my noble friend Lady Smith and the noble Baroness, Lady Hussein-Ece, seeks to test whether the Bill adequately covers the issue of capacity; in other words, the capacity of a vulnerable adult who may be forced into a marriage. Almost …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 12 Nov 2013
Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill

"I thank the noble Lord for that explanation, which was a good attempt to describe the position. However, I am not convinced that capacity is covered in the Bill. Therefore, I will ask a lawyer what they think. Depending on what they think, and perhaps after further discussions with the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 12 Nov 2013
Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill

"The noble Baronesses, Lady Berridge and Lady Cox, have raised very valid but different points. The issues to do with property and assets and differential treatment are very valid indeed, particularly with regard to Amendment 11. I look forward to hearing what the Minister has to say because these issues …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 12 Nov 2013
Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill

"My Lords, I added my name to that of the noble Baroness, Lady Manzoor, on this amendment because we think that if we end up criminalising forced marriage, we need to look very carefully at how that works out. I very much agree with my noble friend Lord Harris that …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 19 Oct 2012
Inheritance (Cohabitants) Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lester, for his able, comprehensive and indeed brief introduction to the Bill. I am not going to speak for long because most of the things that need to be said on this issue have already been said. However, I want to say …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 09 Feb 2012
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 09 Feb 2012
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

"My Lords, this is a substantial group of amendments, many of which are minor and technical. However, there are a number of substantive amendments which the Committee will be interested in and which I will go through briefly. These relate predominately to the functions of the Secretary of State and …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 11 Jan 2011
Public Bodies Bill [HL]

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