Oral QuestionDepartment for Exiting the European Union

“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”

Tabled: 20 December 2019Answered: 9 January 2020

Asked by

Matt Western

Labour — Warwick and Leamington

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union

Answer from Hansard

Jake Richards

The hon. Member is right to raise this and has done so consistently. I meet justice counterparts from the devolved Governments regularly, and I will ensure that this issue is high on the agenda for our next meeting, because it is very important. There is a lot of good work happening in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England. We need to ensure that it is joined up, to address that particular mischief, which is incredibly serious.