Written Question
Monday 16th May 2022
Asked by:
David Lammy (Labour - Tottenham)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will respond to the correspondence of 14 February 2022 from the Rt. hon. Member for Tottenham, reference DL55426.
Answered by Kevin Foster
A substantive response to the correspondence will be sent shortly.
Written Question
Wednesday 27th April 2022
Asked by:
David Lammy (Labour - Tottenham)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will respond to the letter of 24 March 2022 from the Rt. hon. Member for Tottenham, reference ZA56017.
Answered by Tom Pursglove
A response was issued on 21st April.
Written Question
Thursday 18th November 2021
Asked by:
David Lammy (Labour - Tottenham)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Minister for Afghan Resettlement plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Tottenham dated 18 October 2021 regarding the processing of Afghan asylum cases, reference ZA52298.
Answered by Kevin Foster
The Minister for Safe and Legal Migration responded on 15 November 2021
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Jul 2021
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
"It is a pleasure to follow the Chair of the Select Committee.
This Bill presented the Government with an opportunity to enact measures that would end violence against women and girls, but I am afraid that they blew it, instead filling the Bill with divisive nonsense such as locking up …..."David Lammy - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Jul 2021
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
"I will just make some progress, if I may.
I think most people would be appalled to learn that rapists can be sentenced to as little as four years in prison—for one of the most heinous crimes imaginable. We presented the Government with research that showed that our sentences for …..."David Lammy - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Jul 2021
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
"I think the right hon. Gentleman is misreading what we did in office. The point is that today, he has an opportunity to vote for a minimum sentence. The question is: is he going to take it?
The Under-Secretary of State for Justice, the hon. Member for Croydon South (Chris …..."David Lammy - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 17 May 2021
Safe Streets for All
"It is an honour to close this debate on behalf of the Opposition. We have had some powerful speeches from those on the Opposition Benches. I will come to those on the Government Benches in a moment, but on justice, I mention the speeches of my right hon. Friends the …..."David Lammy - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 24th February 2021
Asked by:
David Lammy (Labour - Tottenham)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish her Department's submission to the The Independent Review of Administrative Law.
Answered by Chris Philp
- Shadow Home Secretary
As the Lord Chancellor said when he gave evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on 8 December (https://committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence/1369/default/), the Government will publish the report of the Independent Review of Administrative Law. We will consider publication of submissions made to the Review consistent with the usual disclosure provisions.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Jan 2021
Serious Criminal Cases Backlog
"To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will make a statement on the backlog of serious criminal cases in the justice system...."David Lammy - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Jan 2021
Serious Criminal Cases Backlog
"We all know the numbers. The backlog of criminal cases in the Crown court has grown to more than 54,000. Including the magistrates courts, it has reached more than 457,000 cases. Serious criminal cases are being delayed by up to four years. Convictions are at by far their lowest this …..."David Lammy - View Speech
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