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Written Question
Prisoners: Repatriation
Wednesday 29th June 2016

Asked by: Lord Dodds of Duncairn (Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with which other EU countries the UK does not have arrangements for the return of non-UK nationals to prisons in their country of origin.

Answered by Andrew Selous

The United Kingdom has prisoner transfer arrangements with all Member States of the European Union. With the exception of the Ireland and Bulgaria, all Member States have implemented Council Framework Decision 2008/909/JHA (the EU Prisoner Transfer Agreement). Poland has a partial derogation which expires in December 2016. Transfers to Ireland and Bulgaria may take place under the Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons until such time as they implement the EU PTA.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 01 Jul 2015
Colin Worton

"I am grateful to my hon. Friend for allowing me to intervene, as I know he is winding up. I congratulate him on securing the debate, on the eloquence and force with which he is putting the case, and on the work that he and others have done to get …..."
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Written Question
COE Commissioner for Human Rights
Tuesday 3rd February 2015

Asked by: Lord Dodds of Duncairn (Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what correspondence on what topics he has had with the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights in the last 24 months.

Answered by Simon Hughes

The Ministry of Justice has not corresponded directly with the Commissioner in the last two years. The United Kingdom Permanent Representation to the Council of Europe is the primary point of contact with the Commissioner for Human Rights.

Written Question
Sexting
Tuesday 9th December 2014

Asked by: Lord Dodds of Duncairn (Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to prohibit an adult in England and Wales sending a message with sexual content to a child.

Answered by Mike Penning

It is vital we protect innocent victims, which is why tough sentences are available to the courts for sexual offences against children. There are already robust laws in place to deal with sexual offences against children, and paedophiles should be left in no doubt that they will face serious consequences.

The Government has already brought forward amendments in the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill at Lords Committee stage to amend the “grooming” offence at Section 15 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. The amendment reduces the number of initial occasions on which the defendant must meet or communicate with the child in question from two to one.

As my Rt Hon friend the Home Secretary indicated during Home Office oral questions on 17 November (House of Commons, official report, column 17), we will complete our consideration of the case for such a new offence in good time to enable an amendment to be tabled to the Serious Crime Bill in the House of Commons should the Government decide to do so.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 29 Jan 2014
Mesothelioma (Insurance Premiums)

"I join the hon. Lady in her tribute to Paul Goggins, who was a tremendous parliamentarian and human being, and I agree entirely with what she has said. In my constituency and across Belfast, which has a tradition of heavy engineering in the shipyards, we have many tragic cases. More …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Nov 2013
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

"I thank the hon. Member for Stone (Mr Cash) who has once again done a great service to the House and to the public in raising and highlighting this matter and in giving us an opportunity to discuss it. The Lord Chancellor talks about seeking a case to get the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Nov 2013
Oral Answers to Questions

"Has the Minister made any assessment of the different levels of fraudulent claims in the regions of the United Kingdom? Has he discussed the issue with the Northern Ireland Executive, particularly given that many of the insurance firms are based in the rest of the United Kingdom, rather than Northern …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Mar 2013
Oral Answers to Questions

"On compensation for people with pleural plaques, will the Minister look at what has happened in Northern Ireland, which has overturned the House of Lords ruling and restored the right of people to sue in the civil courts for compensation for that condition?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 18 Mar 2013
Crime and Courts Bill [Lords]

"Because of his experience in Northern Ireland, the right hon. Gentleman is well aware of the importance of establishing measures for it. He has appealed to the Home Secretary to do what she can. Will he also appeal to the parties in Northern Ireland that have blocked such action, namely …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Sep 2011
Access to a Lawyer

"Whatever one’s view of the current procedures within the UK, surely it is for the House and the UK to decide whether there are to be changes, on the basis of the arguments, which should be fully explored and discussed beforehand, rather than changes coming about as the by-product of …..."
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