To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the number of cases where a witness has been intimidated by prisoners on remand in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the number of cases where a witness has been intimidated by prisoners on remand in each of the last five years.

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Owen Paterson) has made the following Ministerial Statement. The Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007, which provides for trial on indictment without a jury is temporary and renewal and will expire at the end of the period of...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Owen Paterson) has made the following Ministerial Statement. The Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007, which provides for trial on indictment without a jury is temporary and renewal and will expire at the end of the period of...

The Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007, which provides for trial on indictment without a jury, is temporary and renewal and will expire at the end of the period of two years unless extended. While the use of non-jury trials has reduced significantly in recent years, it is necessary...

The Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007, which provides for trial on indictment without a jury, is temporary and renewal and will expire at the end of the period of two years unless extended. While the use of non-jury trials has reduced significantly in recent years, it is necessary...

Adjournment debate on witness anonymity and the case of Don and Anita Horton.

Adjournment debate on witness anonymity and the case of Don and Anita Horton.

I am extremely grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Harlow (Robert Halfon) for the way in which he has helped me and my officials prepare for the debate, so that I can give him as constructive an answer and advice as possible. I understand the restrictions that apply...

I am extremely grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Harlow (Robert Halfon) for the way in which he has helped me and my officials prepare for the debate, so that I can give him as constructive an answer and advice as possible. I understand the restrictions that apply...

I thank my hon. Friend for his remarks so far. However, will he confirm on the record that he agrees that it was wrong that the details of my constituents, who had reported what was going on, were subsequently handed to the accused?

I thank my hon. Friend for his remarks so far. However, will he confirm on the record that he agrees that it was wrong that the details of my constituents, who had reported what was going on, were subsequently handed to the accused?

That is a probing intervention, so let me deal with issues that are related to that. The Department for Work and Pensions operates a scheme whereby members of the public can report benefit fraud anonymously. That can be done online or by telephoning the national benefit fraud hotline. The Department...

That is a probing intervention, so let me deal with issues that are related to that. The Department for Work and Pensions operates a scheme whereby members of the public can report benefit fraud anonymously. That can be done online or by telephoning the national benefit fraud hotline. The Department...

New MPs see many cases of human suffering, and people daily write to and contact new MPs with all kinds of difficult stories; but, of all the cases I have come across since being elected last year, this is the one in which I see the most injustice. I am...

New MPs see many cases of human suffering, and people daily write to and contact new MPs with all kinds of difficult stories; but, of all the cases I have come across since being elected last year, this is the one in which I see the most injustice. I am...