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HANSARDDraft Criminal Justice (Electronic Commerce) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021I am sorry to disappoint you, Mrs Miller, by not allowing you to oversee your first Division in Committee. I thank the Minister for outlining the proposal so comprehensively. As…29 Jun 2021HANSARDDraft Criminal Justice (Electronic Commerce) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021Let me just say that it is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship for the first time, Mrs Miller. This is the first time since Thursday that I have been in this particular…29 Jun 2021HANSARDCourt CapacityThe Minister has been keen to talk up the Government’s efforts to get court waiting lists down, but it is vital that efficiency does not come at the expense of effective and…29 Jun 2021HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeWhat recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of reductions in the UK aid budget on tackling the covid-19 pandemic.28 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Twentieth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.24 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Twentieth sitting)I appreciate that clarification, but the fact remains that the prosecution requires that word to be used in the system. For me, that means that we need a newly defined clause in…24 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Twentieth sitting)This is an issue that I am personally very passionate about, so I am pleased to speak to these new clauses. The Minister will remember our long exchanges on maturity and young…24 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Twentieth sitting)Exactly that. I am sure that young people will be confused by a system in which, all of a sudden, they find themselves appearing in adult court instead of youth court,…24 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Twentieth sitting)Indeed, yes. I know that the Government are working hard to clear the backlog, but the fact remains that the backlog is considerable, and it will impact on young people in the…24 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Twentieth sitting)I welcome the Government’s work in this area. The fact that the number of prosecutions, and even of reports, is not reflected in the numbers reported through the likes of Shelter…24 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Twentieth sitting)The Minister cites a prostitution law, but these people are not prostitutes. Surely she accepts that.24 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Twentieth sitting)Child criminal exploitation—the grooming and forcing of children to commit criminal acts by adults—is an emerging and fast-growing phenomenon. I have terrible problems saying the…24 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Twentieth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.24 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Twentieth sitting)I agree with the Minister that a lot of work has to be done with support, safeguarding and everything else, but the income of local authorities has been devastated in recent years…24 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Twentieth sitting)Regardless of the duty on the court to which the Minister refers, it remains a fact that children are receiving sentences under the adult regime. There is no two ways about that.…24 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I appreciate the conciliatory tone of the Minister’s response. I understand what she is saying, but when we debate new clauses and amendments, the Government constantly refer to…24 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. Good morning, Mr McCabe. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for perhaps the last time on this Committee. New…24 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. As the law currently stands, complainants of sexual offences are granted lifelong anonymity by way of the Sexual Offences…24 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Twentieth sitting)The very fact that we are within three minutes of the reporting time for this Bill justifies my hon. Friend the Member for Enfield, Southgate fighting for all the time that the…24 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Twentieth sitting)The Minister had an over-complicated response to what I thought was a relatively simple and straightforward matter. He talked about supporting the principle and he talked about…24 Jun 2021