Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 23 Apr 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"Having pissed off half our supporters by botching Brexit, why are we now irritating the other half with an extreme liberal social agenda? Every single study, including the Harvard Law reform and the Margaret Brinig studies, shows that it is poor, vulnerable and dispossessed children who suffer most from divorce. …..."Edward Leigh - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Jun 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"T5. I will repeat the same question as last time, on the grounds that unless one makes oneself a complete bore, nobody listens. What progress has the Secretary of State made on replacing short sentences with alternatives? Short sentences in prison rarely achieve anything, due to a lack of training …..."Edward Leigh - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 10th May 2018
Asked by:
Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there have been for public order offences involving pro-life vigil participants outside abortion clinics in England and Wales in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Answered by Lucy Frazer
The information requested is not held centrally and could only be collated at disproportionate cost.
Written Question
Tuesday 24th April 2018
Asked by:
Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps with the Home Secretary to encourage Police and Crime Commissioners to work with schools to ensure that early support is provided for children experiencing domestic abuse.
Answered by Phillip Lee
Prevention and early intervention remains the foundations of our approach to tackling violence and domestic abuse and we support approaches which focus on partnership working. It is important that there is effective working between agencies and schools to protect children experiencing domestic abuse.
The Ministry of Justice provides £68 million per year to Police and Crime Commissioners to support victims of crime in their areas. This includes services specifically supporting children suffering the impact of domestic abuse.
We have launched a consultation seeking views on what we can do across government to transform the response to domestic abuse. We welcome the expertise of Police and Crime Commissioners to help inform our approach.
Written Question
Tuesday 24th April 2018
Asked by:
Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps with the Home Secretary to encourage Police and Crime Commissioners to work with schools to ensure that early support is provided for children experiencing domestic abuse.
Answered by Phillip Lee
Prevention and early intervention remains the foundations of our approach to tackling violence and domestic abuse and we support approaches which focus on partnership working. It is important that there is effective working between agencies and schools to protect children experiencing domestic abuse.
The Ministry of Justice provides £68 million per year to Police and Crime Commissioners to support victims of crime in their areas. This includes services specifically supporting children suffering the impact of domestic abuse.
We have launched a consultation seeking views on what we can do across government to transform the response to domestic abuse. We welcome the expertise of Police and Crime Commissioners to help inform our approach.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Mar 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"T4. I am sure that in 100 years’ time people will look at our prisons in the same way as we look at Victorian prisons—as being cruel and locking up too many people with health problems. One thing we could do is clear out of our prisons people serving less …..."Edward Leigh - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Dec 2017
Oral Answers to Questions
"14. What assessment he has made of the effect of prisoners participating in sporting activities on improving rehabilitation rates. ..."Edward Leigh - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Dec 2017
Oral Answers to Questions
"What is the purpose of prison? Is it punishment or rehabilitation?..."Edward Leigh - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Nov 2017
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
"My hon. Friend is making some excellent points about parliamentary sovereignty, but I am not sure the point has yet been made that there has been a cosy consensus in this debate so far that everything about European human rights is wonderful and that we want to transfer those European …..."Edward Leigh - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Nov 2017
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
"It is essential that the Supreme Court has certainty. The first part of clause 6(2) is admirably clear:
“A court or tribunal need not have regard to anything done on or after exit day by the European Court”.
Why then have the Government included the following phrase at the end …..."Edward Leigh - View Speech
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