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MPs to grill Raab

MPs to grill Raab

Lord chancellor to be questioned by Commons justice committee tomorrow

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Nov 21, 2022
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Dominic Raab will give evidence tomorrow to the Commons justice committee. Questions will be led by Sir Bob Neill MP, whose genial manner and traditional courtesy belie a powerful forensic mind and a distaste for the more extreme manifestations of Conservatism.

Dominic Raab giving evidence to the Justice Committee last November

The committee said its session was expected to cover:

  • Resourcing of the Ministry of Justice and future funding challenges

  • Legislative programme – Bill of Rights, Victims Bill, Reform of parole

  • Prison capacity and IPP prisoners

  • Case backlog and the state of the court system

But what specific questions should the MPs ask the lord chancellor and secretary of state for justice? Here are a few suggestions of my own.

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