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Debate between Helen Hayes and Rory Stewart
Tuesday 5th February 2019

(5 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Rory Stewart Portrait Rory Stewart
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As a former Minister in the Department for International Development, I assure the hon. Gentleman that we remain open to that. We have recently faced problems in Jamaica because there has been political resistance, not from us but from the Jamaican Government, to British development money being used in that way. We remain open to investment in the rule of law, and if it helps us to return foreign national offenders, at the same time as helping prisoners in that country, we will do that.

Helen Hayes Portrait Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood) (Lab)
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8. What assessment he has made of the effect of recent (a) changes in court staffing and (b) court closures on access to justice.