Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Justice

Oral Answers to Questions

Julian Lewis Excerpts
Tuesday 16th September 2025

(1 day, 19 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Sarah Sackman Portrait Sarah Sackman
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In typical fashion, Baroness Harman has conducted a thorough review into our professions and the judiciary. The judiciary and the Bar are one of the prides of this country, but where there are unacceptable practices and behaviours, it is right that we shine a light on them and demand that we do much better.

Julian Lewis Portrait Sir Julian Lewis (New Forest East) (Con)
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As Ministers will know, some rogue builders take thousands of pounds from people, wreck their homes and leave them while they go on to do the same to other victims, yet victims are told that no crime has been committed. Will the ministerial team look at the notion of fraud when a pattern of such behaviour can be evidenced?