Lammy Review Debate

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Department: Ministry of Justice

Lammy Review

Selaine Saxby Excerpts
Tuesday 30th June 2020

(3 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alex Chalk Portrait Alex Chalk
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I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for raising that point. He is right that in January 2019 there was the Gallagher judgment from the Supreme Court. Judgments of the Supreme Court have to be implemented by this place—that is how it works in our society—and we will do that without delay. May I make a wider point? There is of course a balance that we have to strike: those who commit crime need to be held accountable for their actions, and that sometimes means in their records, but we also need to make sure that people can be rehabilitated and get on and build a brighter future.

Selaine Saxby Portrait Selaine Saxby (North Devon) (Con)
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If we are to live in a society based on mutual respect, does my hon. Friend agree that children need to leave school in no doubt about the evils of racism? Will he ensure that there is absolute zero tolerance of racism in our schools?