Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Elizabeth Truss and Angela Crawley

Tuesday 24th January 2017 Commons Chamber

[Elizabeth Truss]

I entirely agree that it is important for us to help people to find work. I support the Ban the Box initiative, and we are exploring options for its promotion. Later this year we will publish our employment strategy. We want to encourage more employers like Halfords, Greggs and DHL, which already work with ex-offenders, to become involved. Once they have jobs, ex-offenders often prove to be loyal and effective employees.

[Angela Crawley (Lanark and Hamilton East) (SNP)]

14. What recent progress she has made on the Government’s plans to replace the Human Rights Act 1998.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Elizabeth Truss and Angela Crawley

Tuesday 6th September 2016 Commons Chamber

[Elizabeth Truss]

I absolutely agree with that.

[Angela Crawley (Lanark and Hamilton East) (SNP)]

I received assurances from the Government that the post-implementation review of tribunal fees would be published late last year. Nine months on and after thousands more discrimination cases, we are still waiting. Why has it taken so long for the Government to get a move on and publish the review? Will the Government follow the Scottish Government by abolishing tribunal fees completely—that is Scotland, not Northern Ireland?