| Heading: |
Judiciary: Political Impartiality |
| Question ID: |
1796273 |
| UIN: |
47183 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-23 |
| Asking Member ID: |
1576 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mark Pritchard
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| Asking Member handle: |
MPritchardMP
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@MPritchardMP
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will have discussions with senior judges on maintaining political impartiality when making (a) professional and (b) personal comments in public. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-05-01 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
5204 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Sarah Sackman
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Sarah Sackman
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
Judges swear in the judicial oath to act "without fear or favour, affection or ill will". They are recognised and respected across the world for their independence, fairness and impartiality.It is for the senior judiciary to give guidance on the... |
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| Answering body ID: |
54 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Justice |
| Tweeted: |
true |