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Written Question
Family Conciliation Services
Tuesday 2nd April 2024

Asked by: Stephen Timms (Labour - East Ham)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2024 to Question 18955 on Family Conciliation Services, whether his Department monitors the number of therapists offering reunification therapy services in England and Wales who help with cases of family breakdown.

Answered by Mike Freer

The Ministry of Justice does not hold data on the number of therapists offering reunification therapy in England and Wales.

Written Question

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Monday 19th February 2024

Asked by: Stephen Timms (Labour - East Ham)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to respond to the correspondence of 3 January 2024 from the Rt hon. Member for East Ham, reference ST114629.

Answered by Mike Freer

The Ministry of Justice takes the handling of correspondence very seriously. The Right Honourable Member’s correspondence was initially sent to the incorrect address. After liaising with his office, the Ministry of Justice correspondence team is now handling the request as per our usual processes. A response will be provided by 1 March 2024.

Written Question
Judgements
Thursday 19th October 2023

Asked by: Stephen Timms (Labour - East Ham)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when an application to set aside a court finding is made in accordance with Section 17(ii) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 who is responsible for determining when the case will be listed.

Answered by Mike Freer

Listing is a judicial function.

Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Wednesday 22nd February 2023

Asked by: Stephen Timms (Labour - East Ham)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department intends to reply to the correspondence from the Rt Hon. Member for East Ham dated 21 November, reference ST62469.

Answered by Mike Freer

The Ministry of Justice takes the handling of correspondence seriously and apologies for the delay in replying to Rt Hon Member for East Ham. I confirm that a response will be sent this week.

Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Monday 16th January 2023

Asked by: Stephen Timms (Labour - East Ham)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to reply to the letter dated 6 October 2022 from the Rt Hon Member for East Ham.

Answered by Mike Freer

The Ministry of Justice takes the handling of correspondence seriously and apologises for the delay in replying to the Rt Hon Member for East Ham. I confirm that a response will be sent this week.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 04 Jul 2022
Assisted Dying

"I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi) for the very sensitive way she opened the debate. I also commend the powerful speeches we have heard so far.

I oppose the view expressed in the petition, essentially for the following reason: if we were to legalise assisted …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 04 Jul 2022
Assisted Dying

"I accept wholly the point my right hon. Friend makes. I think a lot of the people I am concerned about, and expressing a worry about, are deeply loved by their children but do not want to put an undue burden on them. I am not saying that those children …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 04 Jul 2022
Assisted Dying

"I will make a bit more progress.

In setting out this view, I am mindful of the stern instruction we all received last week from the National Secular Society, which wrote:

“Dire warnings about the coercion of disabled, elderly, sick or the depressed can mask true motivations for opposing a …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 04 Jul 2022
Assisted Dying

"I have not seen the polls that the right hon. Member refers to, but I think it is the case that all the major organisations representing disabled people in the UK oppose this change in the interests of their members.

There are good and compassionate arguments—we have heard a number …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 04 Jul 2022
Assisted Dying

"I cannot give way again.

We should renew our determination not to impose fear and an awful moral dilemma on frail and conscientious elderly people approaching the end of their lives, and insist on modern palliative care for those who need it and a properly funded health service that supports …..."
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