Part of Justice – in the House of Commons at on 16 May 2023.
Mike Freer
Assistant Whip, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
I refer the hon. Lady to my colleague the victims Minister, my right hon. Friend Edward Argar, because I believe he has already met Mark Tami to see how the issues raised by Jade’s law can be implemented. [Interruption.] As I have said, my colleague has met the proponent of Jade’s law to see how those issues can be progressed further.
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