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HANSARDCrown Court BacklogMore than 90% of all criminal cases are resolved in the magistrates court, which includes burglaries, thefts, assaults, criminal damage and drugs offences. Thanks to magistrates’…26 Mar 2024HANSARDCrown Court BacklogOne of the first things I did when I took on this role was to extract from the Treasury an additional £80 million to go into our court maintenance fund. That is important because…26 Mar 2024HANSARDCrown Court BacklogThe senior presiding judge will keep a close eye on regional discrepancies. In certain cases, there is the power to transfer them from one court to another, but that will depend…26 Mar 2024HANSARDJudicial Conduct Investigations Office: Annual Report 2022–23With the concurrence of the Lady Chief Justice, I will today publish the seventeenth annual report of the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO). The JCIO supports the Lady…21 Mar 2024HANSARDPrisons and Probation: Foreign National OffendersI am so grateful to my right hon. Friend for raising that issue, because ensuring that there is a vibrant profession is crucial, not only in order for the machine of justice to…12 Mar 2024HANSARDPrisons and Probation: Foreign National OffendersMy hon. Friend makes an exceptional point. We have to proceed on the basis of evidence, not emotion. We choose to lock up the most dangerous offenders for longer, which is why…12 Mar 2024HANSARDPrisons and Probation: Foreign National OffendersWith permission, Mr Speaker, I shall make a statement about criminal justice in England and Wales. Keeping our people safe requires a relentless focus on cutting crime, cutting…12 Mar 2024HANSARDPrisons and Probation: Foreign National OffendersFirst, I commend the hon. Gentleman for visiting his local prison, as doing so is extremely valuable and I am grateful for his feedback. He raised a number of issues and I would…12 Mar 2024HANSARDPrisons and Probation: Foreign National OffendersI thank the hon. Lady for her points. She addressed a number of issues, but not the fact that when Labour were in government, it ran a similar scheme for three years. Does she…12 Mar 2024HANSARDPrisons and Probation: Foreign National OffendersMy hon. Friend assiduously raises matters on behalf of her constituents and is going to be such a loss to this House. She indicates in that question why she will be. Of course, I…12 Mar 2024HANSARDPrisons and Probation: Foreign National OffendersMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is a matter of basic justice. The British people expect that those who offend against our country, as well as against victims of crime,…12 Mar 2024HANSARDPrisons and Probation: Foreign National OffendersMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about this; people who come to our country and enjoy its hospitality should expect short shrift if they repay that with crime, because that is…12 Mar 2024HANSARDPrisons and Probation: Foreign National OffendersI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that matter because it is important that we in this House, no matter where we sit, ensure that a clear and accurate message goes to the…12 Mar 2024HANSARDPrisons and Probation: Foreign National OffendersThat is a fair question. It is always worth remembering that more than 90% of cases are disposed of in the magistrates court, where we are getting through a very significant…12 Mar 2024HANSARDPrisons and Probation: Foreign National OffendersI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that point. Probation is critical and I have made a point since coming into this role of speaking not only to senior probation…12 Mar 2024HANSARDForeign National Offenders, Prisons and ProbationOur plan to cut crime and keep the public safe is working. Violent and neighbourhood crime have reduced by over 50% since 2010, and the reoffending rate is down from 31% to 25%.…11 Mar 2024HANSARDAccess to JusticeThe Government are announcing today that we will introduce legislation in this parliamentary Session that will address the impacts of the UK Supreme Court judgment in PACCAR,…04 Mar 2024HANSARDHorizon System: Exoneration of Sub-postmastersAs always, my hon. Friend gets to the heart of it. This was a failure of the Post Office, which is an emanation of the state, and it is the duty of the state to put it right. The…20 Feb 2024HANSARDHorizon System: Exoneration of Sub-postmastersMy heart goes out to Roger and people like him. I have constituents who are affected, as I am sure everyone in this House does. We are a fair-minded nation, which is why it…20 Feb 2024HANSARDHorizon System: Exoneration of Sub-postmastersThe Department for Business and Trade is better placed to answer those specific points, but I would say two things. First, as a matter of sacred principle, if material comes into…20 Feb 2024