Written Question
Monday 7th November 2022
Asked by:
Lord Redwood (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his planned timetable is for the publication of his Department's review of domestic homicide sentencing; and whether he plans to take steps to amend his Department's policies in this area.
Answered by Edward Argar
Last year, the government commissioned an independent expert, Clare Wade KC, to undertake a review of domestic homicide sentencing. The review was delivered to the department in June this year.
The Review examines a number of important and complex issues. Therefore prior to publication, the government is carefully considering its recommendations and next steps.
This government is fully committed to ensuring that the sentencing framework responds appropriately to cases of domestic homicide and that sentences reflect the severity of these crimes.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 06 Dec 2021
Ten-Year Drugs Strategy
"I strongly welcome the Minister’s plan and intent, and I wish him every success with it. On that money point, will he make it clear to the people making these big profits that the state will pursue them to take the money back?..."Lord Redwood - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 26th November 2021
Asked by:
Lord Redwood (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the 2020-21 budget is for providing legal aid to people appealing migration decisions.
Answered by James Cartlidge
- Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
The Lord Chancellor has a duty to ensure that legal aid is made available in accordance with the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (2012), for cases where the relevant criteria, such as the financial eligibility of the applicant and/or the degree of legal merit in their case, is met, where applicable.
The Ministry of Justice works within HM Treasury allocations as shown in the Main and Supplementary Estimates (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-main-estimates) each year. However, the nature of Legal Aid funding means that it is demand led, and as such the MoJ ensures sufficient allocation is made to cover the incurred costs.
Spend on legal aid since 2010 can be viewed at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/legal-aid-statistics, which currently shows expenditure up to and including June 2021.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 16 Nov 2021
Terrorist Incident at Liverpool Women’s Hospital
"What action is the Home Office taking in its area of competence to review all the policies that could have a bearing on this and similar attacks? We would like reassurance that more could be done, as those are unacceptable...."Lord Redwood - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Sep 2020
Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [Lords]
"This is an extremely good, positive vision. Can my right hon. and learned Friend give one or two examples of the kind of reforms or improvements that he would be looking to make when we exercise our influence?..."Lord Redwood - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Sep 2020
Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [Lords]
"I wonder whether my hon. Friend will address my query to all the expert lawyers in the House about what Britain could now do by way of leadership to improve a big area like family law through these mechanisms. Does he have any ideas for Ministers?..."Lord Redwood - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Jun 2020
Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords]
"On the very good point that people need to know that the proceedings have commenced, what does my hon. Friend think would be good service so that we can be satisfied on that matter?..."Lord Redwood - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 13 Dec 2017
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
"If my right hon. and learned Friend’s version of what our vote would be were to prevail, rather than the Government’s version, what would happen if, close to our leaving date, Parliament voted against any agreement there might have been and against no deal?..."Lord Redwood - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 13 Dec 2017
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
"Does my hon. Friend agree that this is a process completely driven by Parliament? We have an Act of Parliament to send the letter, an Act of Parliament proposed now to withdraw and then another Act of Parliament to implement any agreement. The whole thing is completely under parliamentary sovereignty. …..."Lord Redwood - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Nov 2017
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
"Is not the important point about clause 5 that any future Act of this Parliament takes supremacy, so if there is a muddle or a problem, this Parliament can sort it out definitively? I should have thought that that would deal with the interests of all parties concerned...."Lord Redwood - View Speech
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