Laura Farris

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice and Home Office)

Conservative MP for Newbury

Laura Farris’s voting in Parliament

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Recent appearances

  • Written Answers — Ministry of Justice: Rape: Criminal Proceedings 15 Mar 2024

    We remain committed to addressing the outstanding caseload at the Crown Court and have introduced a raft of measures to speed up justice for victims, such as recruiting up to 1,000 Crown Court judges and tribunal members this financial year, continuing the use of 20 Nightingale courtrooms to increase the capacity of our courts system, and increasing the fees paid to defence and prosecution...
  • Written Answers — Home Office: Offences against Children 14 Mar 2024

    We believe our existing domestic legislation gives effect to the rights within the UNCRC, without the need for it to be incorporated through an additional Bill. For example, the Children Act 1989 and Children Act 2004 sets out a range of duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
  • Written Answers — Home Office: Human Trafficking and Sexual Offences: Women 13 Mar 2024

    Criminal justice is devolved in Northern Ireland, with responsibility for the policy and legislative response to modern slavery resting with the Northern Ireland Executive. However, we recognise that trafficking can involve the movement of vulnerable individuals across borders, and we work closely with our partners in the Northern Ireland Executive to ensure that our response to modern...

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Conservative MP for Newbury

Entered the House of Commons on 13 December 2019 — General election

Expenses

Topics of interest

  • Department for Education
  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Home Office
  • Department for Digital
  • Culture
  • Media and Sport
  • Department for Business
  • Energy and Industrial Strategy
  • Syria: Armed Conflict
  • Funerals: Coronavirus
  • Offenders: Deportation
  • Care Homes: Coronavirus
  • Personal Independence Payment: West Berkshire

Currently held offices

  • Member, Criminal Justice Bill Committee (since 6 Dec 2023)
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice and Home Office) (since 14 Nov 2023)
  • Member, Speaker's Conference Committee (since 19 Oct 2022)

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Child Support (Enforcement) Bill Committee (22 Feb 2023 to 1 Mar 2023)
  • Member, Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill Committee ( 8 Feb 2023 to 22 Feb 2023)
  • Member, Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill Committee (26 Oct 2022 to 2 Nov 2022)
  • Member, Committee of Privileges (14 Mar 2022 to 11 Oct 2022)
  • Member, Committee on Standards (14 Mar 2022 to 11 Oct 2022)
  • Member, Justice Committee ( 8 Jun 2021 to 29 Nov 2022)
  • Member, Home Affairs Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 15 Mar 2022)

Previous MPs in this constituency

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

Register of Members’ Interests

Last updated: 4 Mar 2024.

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Paul J Hearn
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 10 October 2023)
Name of donor: Lord Richard Benyon of Englefield
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 11 October 2023)
Name of donor: Sir Christopher Gent
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 18 October 2023)
Name of donor: Patrick Dalby
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
Donor status: individual
(Registered 26 October 2023)
Name of donor: Lady Deirdre McNair-Wilson
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 26 October 2023)
Name of donor: Cloudmundi Ltd
Address of donor: 32 Portland Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 1QP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Donor status: company, registration 08521355
(Registered 23 January 2024)
Name of donor: Stockford Ltd
Address of donor: Buckingham House, West Street, Newbury RG14 1BE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Donor status: company, registration 01606091
(Registered 24 January 2024)
Name of donor: Lord Richard Benyon of Englefield
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,500
Donor status: individual
(Registered 15 February 2024)
Name of donor: Lord Richard Benyon of Englefield
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 15 February 2024)
Name of donor: Sir Christopher Gent
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 15 February 2024)

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