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Debate between Robert Buckland and Danny Kinahan
Thursday 26th November 2015

(8 years, 12 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Robert Buckland Portrait The Solicitor General
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I commend the work of Leonard Cheshire Disability. In 2012, 65,000 cases involving a disability hate element in England and Wales were recorded in the national crime survey, but there is a big gap between that figure and the number of prosecutions, and I want that to change.

Danny Kinahan Portrait Danny Kinahan (South Antrim) (UUP)
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I may be bending the supplementary matter a little, Mr Speaker, but what steps is the Crown Prosecution Service taking to ensure the reliability of evidence relating to crimes allegedly committed 30 to 40 years ago?

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