Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Justice

Oral Answers to Questions

Edward Leigh Excerpts
Tuesday 25th April 2017

(7 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Elizabeth Truss Portrait Elizabeth Truss
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We are working very closely with the Home Office on criminal justice co-operation, and we want to secure a good deal, but it is important that we all get behind what the British people voted for and get a secure deal with the European Union.

Edward Leigh Portrait Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con)
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11. Brexit will, in a new, deregulated environment, provide a great opportunity for legal services, but what plans do the Government have to support our legal services abroad after Brexit?

Elizabeth Truss Portrait Elizabeth Truss
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right; four of the 10 top global legal firms are based here in the UK. We have huge opportunities to promote English law and Scots law, and we are working on a global Britain legal summit to bring together leading figures in the industry to promote what we do overseas.