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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Mar 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"My constituent was stabbed by a criminal who was given an indefinite hospital order. In my view, he should be deported. If I write to the Minister, will he look at the case to see that justice is done for my constituent?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Mar 2016
International Women’s Day 2016

"It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Basingstoke (Mrs Miller), and I congratulate everyone who is taking part in the debate. I apologise for squeezing a nine-minute speech into four minutes.

This debate takes place against the background of the recent murder of Berta Cáceres, a …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Mar 2016
International Women’s Day 2016

"I will, and I am delighted that she was selected. However, the statistics are still damning. In law, one Supreme Court judge is a woman, and only 13% of QCs are women; in science, women make up only 14.4% of the science, technology, engineering and maths workforce in the UK; …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Mar 2016
International Women’s Day 2016

"I absolutely agree.

The second issue I want to raise is the closure of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs offices in Walsall South. Some 90% of the 60 jobs that will be lost are done by women. They have been offered jobs in Birmingham, but they have caring responsibilities, so …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Mar 2016
International Women’s Day 2016

"Would my hon. Friend mind if I do not? I am running out of time.

On Saturday morning, more than 500 people in Walsall town centre signed a petition to ask the Minister to look again at this dislocation of women’s lives and stop the relocation to Birmingham.

Internationally, there …..."
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Written Question
Ministry of Justice: Public Expenditure
Thursday 17th December 2015

Asked by: Valerie Vaz (Labour - Walsall and Bloxwich)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what costs his Department has incurred as a result of its policy change on (a) criminal court charges, (b) secure colleges, (c) the Saudi Arabian prison contract and (d) the closure of Just Solutions International.

Answered by Andrew Selous

I refer the honourable member to the answers given to PQ 19256 on 14 December 2015 (part a) and 13074 on 7 December 2015 (parts b, c and d). The closure of the JSi brand was also met from within the National Offender Management Service’s existing resources.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Dec 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Dec 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"I associate myself with the Justice Secretary’s remarks. Secure colleges, criminal court charges, court fine enforcement and Saudi Arabian contracts— £40.7 million has been wasted so far. Will the Justice Secretary reveal to the House the full costs of those policy changes, and will he tell us which Minister is …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 Oct 2015
Saudi Penal System

"The Justice Secretary says the Government were interceding in the cases raised by my hon. Friend the Member for Hammersmith (Andy Slaughter). In the case of Raif Badawi, could the Secretary of State find out why the prosecutors are now asking for a retrial with a possible death sentence?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 09 Sep 2015
West Midlands Police (Funding)

"Is it opaque?..."
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