Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Justice

Oral Answers to Questions

Louise Haigh Excerpts
Tuesday 25th April 2017

(7 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Elizabeth Truss Portrait Elizabeth Truss
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right; four of the 10 top global legal firms are based here in the UK. We have huge opportunities to promote English law and Scots law, and we are working on a global Britain legal summit to bring together leading figures in the industry to promote what we do overseas.

Louise Haigh Portrait Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley) (Lab)
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My Bulgarian constituent murdered his wife by stabbing her to death 25 times in broad daylight. The Home Office has finally agreed to have him deported. Will the Secretary of State assure me that he will serve his full sentence in Bulgaria, both pre and post-Brexit?