Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Civil and Family) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Debate between Chris Philp and Desmond Swayne
Monday 28th October 2019

(5 years, 1 month ago)

General Committees
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Chris Philp Portrait Chris Philp
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I think I detect enthusiasm for the Question to be put.

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Debate between Chris Philp and Desmond Swayne
Monday 19th November 2018

(6 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Chris Philp Portrait Chris Philp (Croydon South) (Con)
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3. What steps the Government have taken to support claimants through universal credit managed migration.

Desmond Swayne Portrait Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West) (Con)
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22. What steps she has taken to improve the roll-out of universal credit.

Amber Rudd Portrait The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Amber Rudd)
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The regulations were laid before the House on 5 November, following consultation with the Social Security Advisory Committee. We are working with a wide range of stakeholders on processes to ensure that vulnerable claimants are moved smoothly on to universal credit.

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Debate between Chris Philp and Desmond Swayne
Thursday 10th May 2018

(6 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Chris Philp Portrait Chris Philp (Croydon South) (Con)
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3. What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the unduly lenient sentence scheme.

Desmond Swayne Portrait Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West) (Con)
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6. What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the unduly lenient sentence scheme.

Jeremy Wright Portrait The Attorney General (Jeremy Wright)
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The unduly lenient sentence scheme remains an important avenue for victims, family members and the wider public to ensure that justice is delivered. In 2017, the Solicitor General and I referred 173 cases to the Court of Appeal for consideration. Of those, the Court agreed that 144 sentences were unduly lenient and increased 137 of them.