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Written Question
Probate
Monday 22nd June 2020

Asked by: Lord Soley (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how long on average it takes for an applicant to receive a grant of probate.

Answered by Lord Keen of Elie - Shadow Minister (Justice)

Probate timeliness data up to March 2020 are due for publication on 25th June 2020.

Written Question
Fines
Wednesday 7th March 2018

Asked by: Lord Soley (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether statutory instruments have been used to introduce increased fines for criminal offences at any point in the last 30 years.

Answered by Lord Keen of Elie - Shadow Minister (Justice)

The standard scale of fines set down in the Criminal Justice Act 1982 for criminal offences in England and Wales was increased by primary legislation in the Criminal Justice Act 1991, and the Level 5 maximum was increased to an unlimited fine in the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. The standard scale has not been amended by Order in the period specified. Regulations may be made under the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 provide alternative maximum penalties for some offences.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Mar 2016
European Union Referendum (Date of Referendum etc.) Regulations 2016

"The only thing I would add to the economic debate is the importance of science and technology to this country. We, more than any other country in the European Union, benefit from the money that comes from it into our universities and science-based research establishments. Anyone who is thinking of …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 28 Oct 2015
British Bill of Rights

"A number of us are worried about the impact on our European colleagues, not least because of the message that what we are talking about doing sends to Vladimir Putin and a number of east European countries. I am concerned about that, and I think a lot of people in …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 04 Jun 2015
FIFA

"My Lords, given the growth of corruption in world bodies generally, and given that this is the year of Magna Carta, should we all not just be celebrating what the United States and Swiss authorities have done—for the reason, I understand, that the offence was alleged to have started there—but …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 01 Jun 2015
Queen’s Speech

"Listening to the contributions on the constitution today has left me feeling rather more optimistic than I have felt for a very long time about the possibility of getting consensus on the way forward. I include in those thoughts the opening comments by the noble Lord, Lord Dunlop, which I …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 19 Mar 2015
Inquiries Act 2005 (Select Committee Report)

"My Lords, I begin by saying that it was a pleasure to be here when the noble Viscount, Lord Tenby, made his valedictory speech. I was very interested to hear that his first speech in this place was on non-custodial sentences. That led me to think to myself that he …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 24 Apr 2012
House of Lords: Reform

"My Lords, does the Minister agree that if we move to a situation where a part—perhaps 80 per cent—of this House is elected, we will be moving down the road of a written constitution? Is that his intention?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 04 Apr 2011
Elections: Armed Forces

"Does the Minister accept that he did not actually answer the Question put by my noble friend Lord Wills? I know that there were several questions, but will he answer them and put them in the Library? One of the most important ones was whether the Government are consulting and, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 24 Jan 2011
Constitutional Reform: Referendums

"Is not the main judgment here one of how we deal with constitutional measures? Is it not time for both Houses to look at how we get agreement as far as possible? When we get agreement, we tend to get better constitutional change, but it takes time. With European legislation …..."
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