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Written Question
Immigrants: Children
Monday 20th July 2015

Asked by: Baroness Kennedy of Shaws (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many unaccompanied migrant children appeared in courts and tribunals as either parties or witnesses in 2014.

Answered by Lord Faulks

There were 303 unaccompanied migrant children recorded as appellants in asylum cases in the Immigration and Asylum First Tier Tribunal in 2014. The database does not record whether the appellant actually attended a tribunal hearing, which may be held on case files but could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. HMCTS do not record whether witnesses are unaccompanied migrant children. Other courts and tribunals do not record whether a party or a witness in a case is an unaccompanied child migrant.

Written Question
Care Proceedings: Immigrants
Thursday 16th July 2015

Asked by: Baroness Kennedy of Shaws (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many unaccompanied migrant children appeared in the family courts in relation to care proceedings in 2014.

Answered by Lord Faulks

Information on the number of unaccompanied migrant children who appeared in the family courts in relation to care proceedings is not collected centrally.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 07 Jul 2015
Office of Lord Chancellor (Constitution Committee Report)

"My Lords, I beg the indulgence of the House that I might speak briefly in the gap. I missed the deadline for putting my name on the speakers list.

I, too, want to remind the House why the Lord Chancellor’s role was such a triumph in our constitution. I still …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 01 Jun 2015
Queen’s Speech

"My Lords, I join colleagues in welcoming our new Lords and thank them for their contributions today. I look forward to hearing from them in the many months and, I hope, years to come.

Like others, I have grave concerns about the legislative programme which will be coming before this …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 27 Oct 2014
Criminal Justice and Courts Bill

"My Lords, I know that there is always a sigh in this House when a debate is dominated by lawyers. However, I remind the House that sometimes it is lawyers who know the pain that citizens in our country experience, because we represent them, and that this is about the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 30 Jul 2014
Criminal Justice and Courts Bill

"My Lords, I support the amendment. I notice that the Minister has invoked the senior judiciary in other aspects of the Bill. I remind the Committee that there is considerable judicial support for interventions—and not just in the Supreme Court. Judges have a very wide discretion in allowing such interventions. …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 30 Jul 2014
Criminal Justice and Courts Bill

"Can the Minister address the following concern? A distinction has been made between those who voluntarily intervene, in that they approach the court and indicate that they might be able to contribute something of special value, and those invited to participate. I chair the council of Justice, which, as this …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 30 Jul 2014
Criminal Justice and Courts Bill

"I too feel very concerned about this capping of costs. I see it as being part of a pattern of seeking to reduce the discretion of judges. Of course government Ministers do not say, “We don’t have confidence in the judiciary”, but that essentially is what this is about. It …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 23 Jul 2014
Criminal Justice and Courts Bill

"My Lords, I support this amendment. I urge the Minister, before we reach Report, to take the opportunity to contact a really wonderful NGO, Just for Kids Law, which is run by a remarkable set of lawyers led by Shauneen Lambe. The lawyers have been supporting and sometimes acting as …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 21 Jul 2014
Criminal Justice and Courts Bill

"If the Government have so many reservations about this clause, surely their position should be to oppose it. The Government’s position at this stage should be to say that they think the Committee should look closely at this clause because they are not happy with it. Surely that should be …..."
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