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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI agree with the hon. Gentleman that that is absolutely abhorrent and of course I think that the club in question took the right decision. As the father of two young boys, I take…08 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI do understand the level of pain, suffering and anxiety that the hon. Gentleman has expressed. I can understand it from communities on all sides of the troubles and the conflict,…08 Feb 2022HANSARDUK’s Human Rights FrameworkI thank my hon. Friend, the Chair of the Select Committee. First, I have already thanked the chair and all the panel, but I am happy to join my hon. Friend in doing so again. The…08 Feb 2022HANSARDUK’s Human Rights FrameworkI am very grateful for the independent Human Rights Act review. We looked very carefully at all the recommendations, some of which we take on board and for others we are going to…08 Feb 2022HANSARDJustice UpdateI am today announcing the publication of Sir Christopher Bellamy’s “Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid” report. Since his appointment as chair of the review at the end of…15 Dec 2021HANSARDHuman Rights LegislationMy hon. Friend raises an issue that I have heard raised quite widely across the House. He will know that the Home Secretary has already announced proposals to strengthen our…14 Dec 2021HANSARDHuman Rights LegislationI do not accept it, but I know that a number of people, including the shadow Justice Secretary, have commented on the proposals before having read them. Freedom of speech, and…14 Dec 2021HANSARDHuman Rights LegislationHuman rights reform will no more be a silver bullet for all the ills of the world than any other reform, but it will deal with a whole range of serious and significant issues that…14 Dec 2021HANSARDHuman Rights LegislationLet me be clear that, as we have set out at some length, there are some things that we cannot do. We cannot send people back to the arms of a torturing tyrant in violation of…14 Dec 2021HANSARDHuman Rights LegislationOf course we are very conscious of any impact on the Good Friday agreement settlement, which is why it is important to stay in the European convention. I hope that gives the hon.…14 Dec 2021HANSARDHuman Rights LegislationI think the hon. Gentleman must have read the papers a little bit quicker than I did. It is not just Conservative politicians. Indeed, former members of the judiciary make the…14 Dec 2021HANSARDHuman Rights LegislationOf course we live up to our international obligations, and it is precisely partly the aim of these reforms to protect the bespoke, tailored approach to primary legislation when it…14 Dec 2021HANSARDHuman Rights LegislationI think this is the first time that a consultation document has been put forward to the House of Commons. The hon. Gentleman is right that it has been much debated; we are now…14 Dec 2021HANSARDHuman Rights LegislationI thank the hon. Gentleman. Of course there are provisions for non-discrimination in the ECHR, but also in UK law. This reform will allow us to strengthen the protections that we…14 Dec 2021HANSARDHuman Rights LegislationI pass on our best wishes to the hon. and learned Member for Edinburgh South West (Joanna Cherry). I hope that she is back up and running and well soon. I say to the hon.…14 Dec 2021HANSARDHuman Rights LegislationI thank the hon. Gentleman. As I said, it is a protective enactment. We will respect the devolved competences. Until we have got to the stage of full legislative proposals—which…14 Dec 2021HANSARDHuman Rights LegislationOf course it is right to say that in none of those areas will our reforms prevent accountability through constituents being able to bring cases to the courts. I will correct the…14 Dec 2021HANSARDHuman Rights LegislationIt is important to have the consultation, to listen carefully and look at how we can refine, hone and chisel the proposals, given all the sensitivities we are very mindful of, but…14 Dec 2021HANSARDReoffending RatesThis Government are tackling the drivers of reoffending to keep our communities safer. That includes the investment of £70 million this year to keep prison leavers off the streets…14 Dec 2021HANSARDHuman Rights LegislationI would say we have one of the most robust and rigorous approaches to export licensing, and we will continue to do so.14 Dec 2021