Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent updates he has received from Lady Justice Macur about the progress of the Macur Review.

Lady Justice Macur’s Review is entirely independent of Government and therefore its timetable is a matter for her. She is on record as saying that her Review would be thorough and that she would not draw any conclusions until she had considered all the evidence. I am, however, aware that the Review is nearing its completion and that the Government will receive Lady Justice Macur’s Report this year.