Oral QuestionMinistry of Justice

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Tabled: 5 November 2025Answered: 11 November 2025

Asked by

John Cooper

ConservativeDumfries and Galloway

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Justice

Answer from Hansard

Jake Richards

As the Justice Secretary has already stated during oral questions, the Government are committed to the ECHR, and that includes for the whole of Great Britain. Clearly, there are issues in ensuring that that convention and our international obligations evolve with the challenges that we face as a country, which is why we are looking at how it is implemented and clarified in domestic law. We continue to work with European partners on European reform, and that includes Scotland too.