Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Kate Osamor and Lindsay Hoyle

Tuesday 22nd November 2022 Commons Chamber

[Kate Osamor (Edmonton) (Lab/Co-op)]

3. If he will make an estimate of the number and proportion of males convicted under joint enterprise who were (a) Black and (b) from other ethnic groups.

[Mr Speaker]

Welcome, Minister.

[The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Edward Argar)]

Thank you very much, Mr Speaker—it is nice to be back in the Ministry of Justice after an absence of a little over three years.

Data is collated on the ethnicity of defendants who are prosecuted and convicted of a criminal offence, but not on whether that crime was part of joint enterprise. We are, however, considering whether such data could be collected as part of the Common Platform programme. The Common Platform aims, as Members will have heard, to provide a single case management system that will enable the sharing of evidence and case information across the criminal justice system.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Kate Osamor and Lindsay Hoyle

Thursday 31st March 2022 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Order. That is a very weak link. Sir Christopher is usually better than that. I think that is a poor effort from him. Let us move on to Kate Osamor.

[Kate Osamor (Edmonton) (Lab/Co-op)]

5. For what reason the public inquiry into the covid-19 pandemic will not hold public evidence hearings until 2023.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Kate Osamor and Lindsay Hoyle

Wednesday 10th March 2021 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

British haddock.

[Kate Osamor (Edmonton) (Lab/Co-op) [V]]

People like my constituent, Tessa Stevens, have had to keep their salons shut despite shrinking Government support, unchanged overheads and decreased profits. I am urgently seeking the Prime Minister’s support to protect the immediate and long-term recovery of beauty businesses and the jobs they support. Will the Prime Minister explain why his Government refuse to listen to the beauty industry, which is calling for VAT to be temporarily reduced to 5% for hair and beauty businesses, similar to what has happened to businesses in other sectors such as hospitality, tourism and culture?