Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Laura Farris and Alex Chalk

Tuesday 14th July 2020 Commons Chamber

[Alex Chalk]

The hon. and learned Lady is right that, of course, the Human Rights Act does provide the power for individuals to assert and invoke those rights, but if we are committed to the convention, we are also committed to article 13 of the convention, which is the right to an effective remedy. The courts play an important role in allowing citizens to invoke and assert their convention rights. That will continue.

[Laura Farris (Newbury) (Con)]

What steps his Department is taking to tackle radicalisation in prisons.