(10 years ago)
Commons ChamberMy hon. Friend is right that we need to think about how we assist other countries in the way in which they implement their justice systems so that we can work together to confront what is, as he says, cross-border problems. It comes back to the dilemma that was being discussed with my right hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister around what we do in countries that do not have the best records in the preservation of justice and human rights. We have to get the balance right, but it is important that we continue to co-operate.
2. What assessment he has made of the potential effect of introducing an offence of coercive control on prosecutions for domestic abuse.
(14 years, 4 months ago)
Commons ChamberOrder. Is the hon. Member for Gloucester (Richard Graham) giving way?
No, don’t! She is being discourteous.