Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Justice

Oral Answers to Questions

Philip Hollobone Excerpts
Tuesday 26th April 2016

(8 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Philip Hollobone Portrait Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con)
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The criminal justice system is complicated enough whether someone has mental health issues or not. Will the Minister ensure that victims of crime who have mental health issues are given the particular help they need to submit victim impact statements to the court in the proper way?

Caroline Dinenage Portrait Caroline Dinenage
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Yes; this is absolutely fundamental. Supporting people through their individual circumstances is fundamental to everything we are looking at in the Justice Department at the moment. Judges are trained to be able to support vulnerable witnesses and victims at every stage.