MPs to grill Raab

Lord chancellor to be questioned by Commons justice committee tomorrow

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.