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Alex Chalk was first elected as Cheltenham's MP in 2015 and was re-elected in 2017.

Alex was a member of the Justice Select Committee which scrutinises the work of the Government in this area. In addition to this, Alex was a Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Pro Bono and Public Legal Education; Vice-Chair of the APPG on Cycling; Vice-Chair of the APPG on Bees; Vice-Chair of the APPG for Ancient Woodland and Veteran Trees; Vice-Chair of the APPG for Town & City Centres; and a member of the APPG for Highways Maintenance.

Alex was also recently the Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Foreign Secretary.

You can read some of Alex's speeches and appearances in Parliament below. For a more comprehensive and up-to-date list of what Alex has raised in Parliament, please click HERE.

 

Judiciary: Retirement | Ministry of Justice | Written Answers

The Government’s consultation on proposals to increase the mandatory retirement age for judicial office holders received over 1000 respon

Guardianship | Ministry of Justice | Written Answers

The work of children’s guardians employed by Cafcass is internally assessed in line with its quality assurance and impact framework.

Legal Aid Scheme | Ministry of Justice | Written Answers

A list of current contracted legal aid providers is published at h

Family Courts | Ministry of Justice | Written Answers

Section 1 of the Children Act 1989 requires that the child’s welfare shall be the court’s paramount consideration in all decisions made a

Guardianship: Domestic Abuse | Ministry of Justice | Written Answers

Children’s guardians provided by Cafcass are all qualified social workers with at least three years’ post-qualifying experience.

Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences: Leeds | Ministry of Justice | Written Answers

MoJ does not hold specific funding data for Leeds, as funding for local support services for victims of crime is provided to West Yorkshi

Ministry of Justice: Children's Rights | Ministry of Justice | Written Answers

We are fully committed to protecting and promoting children’s rights.

Legal Aid Scheme: Coronavirus | Ministry of Justice | Written Answers

Legal aid plays an important role in supporting access to justice; that is why we spent £1.7bn on civil and criminal legal aid in 2019-20

Ministry of Justice: Apprentices | Ministry of Justice | Written Answers

As of 31 March 2020, the Civil Service has achieved a total of 2.1% of its total workforce as apprentices against the legislative target

Weddings: Coronavirus | Ministry of Justice | Written Answers

The Government acknowledges the significant upheaval that Covid-19 is causing for couples who were looking to marry at this time.

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