Work of the Lord Chancellor

Justice Committee Open Regular evidence sessions
Opened: 10 Mar 2020 Parliament page
As part of our scrutiny of the Ministry of Justice, the Committee holds hearings with the Lord Chancellor to discuss key issues facing the Department.
3 Oral sessions
7 Letters
6 Events
Activity timeline 16 events
10 Feb
2026
Correspondence
16 Dec
2025
Oral evidence
16 Dec
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
7 Jan
2025
Correspondence
17 Dec
2024
Oral evidence
17 Dec
2024
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
19 Oct
2023
Correspondence
18 Jul
2023
Oral evidence
18 Jul
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
29 Mar
2023
Correspondence
8 Mar
2023
Correspondence
31 Jan
2023
Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions 3 sessions
16 Dec 2025
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Dr Jo Farrar CB OBE · Ministry of Justice Rt Hon David Lammy MP · Ministry of Justice
17 Dec 2024
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Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood KC MP · Ministry of Justice
18 Jul 2023
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Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC MP · Ministry of Justice
Correspondence 7 letters
10 Feb 2026 Correspondence from The Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 2 February 2026: Follow-up to the oral evidence session held on 16 December 2025
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7 Jan 2025 Correspondence from the Chair, Andy Slaughter MP, to Shabana Mahmood MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 19 December 2024
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19 Oct 2023 To committee Letter from Alex Chalk KC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 11 October 2023 regarding follow up points from the Oral Evidence session on 18 July 2023
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29 Mar 2023 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 28 March 2023, on IPP prisoners and open conditions
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8 Mar 2023 From committee Letter to Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 7 March 2023, on moves to open conditions
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31 Jan 2023 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 30 January 2023, following his appearance before the Committee on 22 November 2022
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7 Dec 2022 From committee Letter to Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 29 November 2022, following up on his appearance before the Committee
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