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Pauline Latham

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Sellafield
Tuesday 6th September 2016

(7 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Elizabeth Truss Portrait Elizabeth Truss
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This is an incredibly important issue. Both the youth justice Minister and I have met Charlie Taylor and we will publish our response this autumn.

Pauline Latham Portrait Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire) (Con)
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T5. Does the Department intend to promote English law, the rule of law and our legal sector around the world, particularly to take advantage of the opportunities that may arise from Brexit?

Elizabeth Truss Portrait Elizabeth Truss
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English law has had a huge impact, spreading the rule of law around the world. It is the law of choice in over a quarter of jurisdictions, and Brexit gives us even more opportunities to promote this. I will be championing our £25 billion legal services industry as a key part of post-Brexit global Britain.

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