Prisons, probation and courts

James EvansConservative

4 November 2024, Standards of Conduct Committee

Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 11

…the extreme right would love this, saying, 'Look, I've expressed a view and I'm being curtailed by the courts, by this process. We're removing freedom of speech. Horrible, nasty establishment. You don’t want us to say anything. I've got no way to express myself.' Do you think there's an unintended…

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Dr Dexter Govan

4 November 2024, Standards of Conduct Committee

Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 11

…know, free speech isn't completely unlimited in any context currently, and I think we trust the courts to adjudicate that based on legislation that exists. So, I think there might be issues in the detail of any proposal in terms of what's permitted and what's constrained, but I think that's a…

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James EvansConservative

4 November 2024, Standards of Conduct Committee

Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 11

…of expression? So, where do you think this interacts with human rights? Surely, it's going to put the courts in a very difficult situation if they're trying to start judging on individual politicians' infringements on their human rights.

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Mick AntoniwLabour

4 November 2024, Standards of Conduct Committee

Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 11

…the issue that then comes, it seems to me, is how do you define, and, of course, you then put the courts in the position of determining whether someone is actually able to continue as an elected Member of Parliament. Do you have any concerns about the removal of parliamentary privilege within that…

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Yr Athro Andrew Blick

4 November 2024, Standards of Conduct Committee

Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 11

Yes, politicisation of the courts, which is a good question. Now, I think, as a general principle, it’s good to avoid involving the courts in political matters. I think that’s kind of the way the UK constitution tends. Obviously, other jurisdictions, there’s more court involvement in political…

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James EvansConservative

4 November 2024, Standards of Conduct Committee

Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 11

…coming today. I’ve got a few questions that I’m going to ask, but we'll see. Since you touched on the courts there very briefly, I’m just interested: Parliament is there to set the law, and the courts are there to enforce the law. Do you think, bringing this in, there could be an element that some…

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Yr Athro Andrew Blick

4 November 2024, Standards of Conduct Committee

Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 11

…'Well, there may be some grey areas', but then that's partly—. Were this to be a thing that goes the courts, this is partly a thing that courts will make decisions on. That's their job, and they will develop case law around it. So, I think a court is capable of addressing this issue. There'll be an…

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Yr Athro Andrew Blick

4 November 2024, Standards of Conduct Committee

Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 11

…I think it has done since the St Andrews agreement. And also, at UK level there are signs that the courts may be willing to take the ministerial code into account in judicial review to influence its decisions. The point being I think we are seeing a movement towards harder regulation, and certainly…

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Carolyn ThomasLabour

4 November 2024, Petitions Committee

New Petitions

…crime has on people and pets. Dog abduction and cat abduction will become offences carrying a maximum prison sentence of five years. The Dog Abduction (Scotland) Bill is also being considered.' I've had lots of questions about this as well. The submitter is Eileen Jones, with 1,221 signatures.…

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Julie JamesLabour

4 November 2024, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

Evidence session with the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery on the Legislation (Procedure, Publication and Repeals) (Wales) Bill

…to do this Bill now in this small moment of opportunity, but there are several others. There's the tribunals Bill that I'd very much like to get through—it's not controversial, but it's waiting for a slot to go, for example. It would make the landscape much better. It's not the end of the world if…

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Yr Athro Jim McManus

24 October 2024, Health and Social Care Committee

Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence session with Public Health Wales

…it’s about food accessibility. Not so very long ago, I visited a project in Ely that was run by the probation service, who were looking at drug services, and the thing I noticed—I went on bus and foot—was, for the availability of healthy food in that whole estate, you have to get in a car to get…

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Rhys ab OwenIndependent

23 October 2024, Plenary

Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Assisted dying

…to increase familial problems following loss. The impact on the medical profession, the police and the courts would have to be considered. Is the impact on our health and care service in Wales being fully taken into account by going through Westminster and by going through a private Bill? Will…

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