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Written Question
Illegal Migration Bill: Habeas Corpus
Thursday 4th May 2023

Asked by: Gareth Johnson (Conservative - Dartford)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has sought legal advice on the compatibility of the provisions of the Illegal Migration Bill with habeas corpus.

Answered by Robert Jenrick

Any legal advice received by the Home Office is subject to legal professional privilege and, as such, we do not comment on legal advice that may or may not have been sought or received.


Written Question
M25: Protest
Friday 3rd February 2023

Asked by: Gareth Johnson (Conservative - Dartford)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent protests from disrupting traffic on the M25.

Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 is already in force. This raised the maximum penalty for wilful obstruction of the highway, ensuring offenders can receive proportionate sentences for the disruption they cause.

The Public Order Bill is now passing through Parliament and will improve the police’s ability to respond to highly disruptive tactics. For example, lock-on offence and the associated stop and search power will allow the police to pro-actively prevent the selfish minority of protesters causing serious disruption on our roads.

The Government have tabled an amendment to the Bill which will allow the police to intervene before disruption occurs, enabling them to shut down protests before they descend into chaos. The amendment also allows the police to consider the total disruption caused by multiple events occurring at the same time or in close proximity, as well as long-running campaigns designed to cause repeat disruption over a period of days or weeks.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Jul 2021
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Jul 2021
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Court Bill

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 15 Mar 2021
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 15 Mar 2021
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Jan 2021
Serious Criminal Cases Backlog

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 30 Nov 2020
Scheduled Mass Deportation: Jamaica

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Jun 2020
Reading Terrorist Attack

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 Oct 2019
Major Incident in Essex

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