Written Question
Friday 5th February 2016
Asked by:
Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat - Leeds North West)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the number of weapons confiscated at each UK prison for each of the last five years.
Answered by Andrew Selous
Data on the confiscation of all types of weapons for the period requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost. I refer the Hon Member to PQ24706, which contains data on firearms, and PQ24558, which contains data on knives.
Written Question
Wednesday 27th January 2016
Asked by:
Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat - Leeds North West)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent representations he has received from charities and families on the effectiveness of the operation of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976.
Answered by Caroline Dinenage
One piece of Ministerial correspondence has been received in the last six months concerning the family of a deceased person affected by the 1976 Act.
Written Question
Wednesday 27th January 2016
Asked by:
Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat - Leeds North West)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward proposals to require the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority to compensate families of victims of criminal offences.
Answered by Mike Penning
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme compensates victims of violent crime who have sustained physical or mental injuries.
In cases where the victim of a violent crime has died, close family members of the deceased may be eligible to receive awards such as bereavement and dependency payments for the loss of a loved one. The rules governing such payments are set out in the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 26 Jan 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"I hope that the Secretary of State, who takes a keen interest in this issue, will meet me and Brake to discuss my Criminal Driving (Justice for Victims) Bill. May I gently point out that the consultation on this started on 6 May 2014 —a very long time ago, and …..."Greg Mulholland - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Dec 2015
Welfare Cap
"I welcome this U-turn. Sometimes, it is right to accept that one is wrong and has made a mistake. I commend the Government for doing so on this issue.
I also commend all those who took part in what was very much a cross-party campaign, in which all the Opposition …..."Greg Mulholland - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Dec 2015
Welfare Cap
"I am very happy to. As usual, the contribution from the SNP Benches contained the usual milk and honey, promising everything to everyone and not taking any difficult decisions. In the end, even in Scotland, the shine will come off and people will start to see the reality of the …..."Greg Mulholland - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Dec 2015
Welfare Cap
"I am absolutely clear that there have been changes to the benefits system that were mistaken, including under the last Government, and I said so at the time. However, I absolutely support the household benefit cap. I do agree, however, that we need a sensible approach, and we must incentivise …..."Greg Mulholland - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 18th November 2015
Asked by:
Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat - Leeds North West)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on director conduct of the funding of insolvency litigation being brought under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
Answered by Dominic Raab
An Impact Assessment was published when the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 received Royal Assent in May 2012.
The Ministry of Justice is in the process of considering the way forward in relation to the application to insolvency litigation of the no win no fee reforms in Part 2 of the Act.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 03 Nov 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 03 Nov 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"I thank the Minister for his answer, and for the real interest that he has shown in this issue. As he knows, we have presented a manifesto for better justice for victims of criminal driving, on behalf of a cross-party group of MPs and other organisations. Could we have a …..."Greg Mulholland - View Speech
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