Janet Daby: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish (a) the amount paid to Bank Mellat to settle their recent lawsuit against the Government and (b) how much the Government spent on defending the claim.
Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to prevent vexatious lawsuits against soldiers that served in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.
Steve Reed: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will include legislative proposals to prevent strategic lawsuits against public participation in the forthcoming Queen's Speech.
Theresa Villiers: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to take steps to help prevent the use of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation by candidates in elections.
Steve Reed: ..., when his Department plans to publish the response to the call for evidence in response to the challenges presented by the increasing use of a form of litigation known collectively as Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation.
Andrew Slaughter: To ask the Attorney General, how much the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) spent on the (a) prosecution trials brought against ENRC and (b) SFO defence against ENRC counter claims lawsuit.
Steve Reed: ...Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Written Statement of 20 July 2022, HCWS 244 on Call for Evidence Response on SLAPPs, when his Department plans to legislate to tackle Strategic Lawsuits Against Public participation.
Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the previous Secretary of State’s announcement on Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP) cases on 20 July 2022, when he will bring forward legislative proposals on SLAPPs.
Bob Seely: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his timetable is for introducing legislative proposals on Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation.
Bob Seely: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what advice his Department provides to journalists subject to Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation.
Catherine West: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether it remains his Department's policy to carry out reforms to prevent Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Protection, as announced on 20 July 2022.
Pat McFadden: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government is taking steps to prevent the use of strategic lawsuits against public participation by sanctioned individuals.
Dan Carden: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to curtail the use of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Protection by Ministers .
Margaret Hodge: ...mechanisms he is putting in place to ensure that the general legal licence does not allow legal fees to be paid by sanctioned bodies or individuals for the purpose of bringing forward Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation.
Andrew Lewer: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with Leader of the House on the parliamentary timetable for legislative proposals to protect journalists from Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation before the end of the Parliament.
Matthew Offord: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take legislative steps to prevent the use of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation.
Drew Hendry: ...his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of giving (a) legal and (b) financial support for journalists who are the subject of strategic litigation against public participation lawsuits undertaken by (i) businesses and (ii) individuals linked to the Russian state.
Stephanie Peacock: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how frequently the new Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation Taskforce intends to meet.
Baroness Williams of Trafford: ...reforms to give businesses more confidence to share information in order to tackle money laundering and other economic crime. My right hon. Friend, the Deputy Prime Minister, is giving Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (‘SLAPPs’) and libel reform in UK courts urgent consideration in light of reports that Russia and its allies may be funding litigation against free...
Paul Scully: The Department engaged ACAS to gather evidence of how fire and rehire is being used and they have concluded their work. ACAS engaged with a range of groups, including employer bodies and trade unions, as well as professional bodies with advisory contact with employers, such as employment lawyers, accountants, and payroll services. Officials are now giving this evidence due consideration,...
