Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Nov 2017
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
"I apologise for my brief absence from the Chamber during the debate—it was because of the excitement of a Delegated Legislation Committee.
I wish to say a few words about why I feel unable to support the proposals to bring the charter of fundamental rights into UK law, but before …..."Theresa Villiers - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Nov 2017
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
"That was certainly the stated intention when the charter was originally drafted, but the judicial activism of the ECJ has seen the scope of the charter expanded. Essentially, what we are talking about is the division of power between our courts and our legislature. I do not believe that we …..."Theresa Villiers - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Nov 2017
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
"Of course, the key expansion as far as the United Kingdom is concerned was the confirmation by the European Court of Justice in the Åklagaren v. Hans Åkerberg Fransson case that the charter did actually apply to the United Kingdom and that the opt-out that was supposedly obtained by Tony …..."Theresa Villiers - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Nov 2017
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
"I can assure the hon. Lady that this Government and, I am sure, all successive Governments will remain strongly committed to the Good Friday agreement and to the protection of individual rights. As she will appreciate, of course, the agreement expressly referred to in the Good Friday agreement in relation …..."Theresa Villiers - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Oct 2017
New Southgate Cemetery Bill [Lords]
"I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time.
This private Bill was introduced in the other place in January 2016. It is being promoted by New Southgate Cemetery and Crematorium Ltd to enable it to use the burial space in the New Southgate cemetery more …..."Theresa Villiers - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Oct 2017
New Southgate Cemetery Bill [Lords]
"With the leave of the House, Mr Deputy Speaker, I would like to say a very few words. As others have done, I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch for his always assiduous scrutiny of private Members’ business. I express my gratitude to the Minister for the work …..."Theresa Villiers - View Speech
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Speech in General Committees - Wed 19 Apr 2017
Draft Non-Contentious Probate Fees Order 2017
"May I first give my profound apologies, Sir Alan, for arriving late and missing the first 30 seconds or so of the Minister’s speech?
I must say something about the concerns that my constituents have raised with me about these changes. The Minister made a coherent case and I recognise …..."Theresa Villiers - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 28th March 2017
Asked by:
Theresa Villiers (Conservative - Chipping Barnet)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure that people with mental health conditions receive fair treatment in the criminal justice system.
Answered by Phillip Lee
A key aspect of our prison reform programme will be to address offender mental health and improve outcomes for prisoners. This includes making sure governors are focused on, and accountable for, these outcomes.
Our hard-working prison staff provide vital support to prisoners with mental health issues every day and last year we invested in specialist mental health training for officers.
We also need to improve access to mental health services in the community. We are working with the Department of Health and NHS England to develop a new mental health protocol that will ensure timely access to mental health services so that courts are able to increase their use of mental health treatment requirements as part of a sentence. This will mean that we can intervene earlier, to prevent escalation that ends up in a prison sentence.
Written Question
Friday 24th February 2017
Asked by:
Theresa Villiers (Conservative - Chipping Barnet)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what trends there have been in reoffending rates in London since the reform of the probation service and the introduction of community rehabilitation companies.
Answered by Sam Gyimah
One year proven reoffending rates for the first cohort managed under our probation reforms will be published in the quarterly proven reoffending statistics bulletin in October 2017, which will be available on gov.uk.
Interim Payment by Results figures, based on a shorter reoffending period than the final results, were published on 27 October 2016 and 26 January 2017. These can be found on GOV.uk.
Written Question
Tuesday 7th February 2017
Asked by:
Theresa Villiers (Conservative - Chipping Barnet)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to implement the recommendation in paragraph 87 of the Review of the Youth Justice system in England and Wales, published in December 2016, on reducing the period before which childhood convictions become spent.
Answered by Phillip Lee
As set out in the government response to Charlie Taylor’s Review of the Youth Justice System, we will work with the Home Office to consider this recommendation once the Justice Select Committee's inquiry into youth criminal records concludes. The Home Office and the Ministry of Justice have provided written evidence to the Committee which can be found at: http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/justice-committee/disclosure-of-youth-criminal-records/written/43085.html