Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Jeremy Wright and Grahame Morris

Thursday 16th November 2017 Commons Chamber

[The Attorney General]

The hon. Gentleman may be in danger of confusing the European convention on human rights with the charter of fundamental rights. As I said, the Government he supported—the last Labour Government—made it clear that no new rights were created by the charter of fundamental rights. Therefore, taking away that charter cannot remove any rights, and the Government have no intention of doing so.

[Grahame Morris (Easington) (Lab)]

10. What steps the Crown Prosecution Service is taking to increase prosecution rates for internet trolling and other forms of online abuse.