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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Sep 2019
Legal Advice: Prorogation

"Does my right hon. and learned Friend agree that, contrary to the repeated claims of the Prime Minister’s many political opponents that the moment he announced Prorogation, he broke the law, the fact is he did not, because as we all know now, the Supreme Court judgment yesterday set new …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Feb 2019
Northern Ireland Backstop

"Does the Solicitor General agree with the widely reported comments of Olly Robbins, the Prime Minister’s chief negotiator, who, I believe, spoke in vino veritas when he said that he saw the backstop as a bridge to a future partnership? Clearly, that is a future partnership involving a customs union, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 03 Dec 2018
Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Position

"Does the Attorney General agree with Dr Carl Baudenbacher, the recently retired president of the EFTA court, who said,

“This is not a real arbitration tribunal—behind it the ECJ decides everything. This is taken from the Ukraine agreement. It is absolutely unbelievable that a country like the UK, which was …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 15 Oct 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"17. What support the Government provides for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people who receive abuse or harassment online...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 15 Oct 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"As part of my casework I have been contacted by a teenager who is fearful of telling friends and relatives that he is gay. Such young people may be at particular risk of bullying. What particular help is the Minister offering schools to support such cases?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 Feb 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"T7. Given reports over the weekend that Tony Blair will play a prominent role in Labour’s election campaign and given the fact that he still draws the maximum allowance—£115,000 of taxpayers’ money—for his public duties, does the Deputy Prime Minister agree that he and all former Prime Ministers should be …..."
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Written Question
Prosecutions
Wednesday 26th November 2014

Asked by: Andrew Bridgen (Independent - North West Leicestershire)

Question to the Attorney General:

To ask the Attorney General, what bodies can prosecute without the approval of the Crown Prosecution Service.

Answered by Robert Buckland

Any private individual or entity who/which is not acting on behalf of the police or another prosecuting authority may bring a private prosecution. There are some organisations that regularly prosecute cases as a private prosecutor before the courts of England and Wales, for example the RSPCA. Furthermore, there are other prosecution authorities that bring prosecutions pursuant to statute, including the Serious Fraud Office and the Service Prosecuting Authority. Some offences can only be brought if the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions or the Attorney General is obtained.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Feb 2011
Voting by Prisoners

"Is not the crux of the argument that by supporting the motion this afternoon, we are not seeking to extend the powers of this Parliament but resisting the extension of the powers of the Strasbourg court, an unelected European body that has little respect for or makes little acknowledgment of …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Feb 2011
Voting by Prisoners

"Does my hon. Friend agree that we have been assured, and often reassured, in the House that we are a sovereign Parliament? Will he join me in urging all right hon. and hon. Members to act like a sovereign Parliament on this issue, and to represent the views of our …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Feb 2011
Voting by Prisoners

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