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HANSARDDraft Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Act 2020 (Exception) Regulations 2020I did make the point that the Minister was kind enough to inform me, but the whole of Parliament learned of this in a written instrument—a negative SI—which is not really the way…09 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Act 2020 (Exception) Regulations 2020It is also my pleasure to serve under you for the first time, Mr Mundell. I hope I can make it a happy occasion by being relatively brief, although I have a number of points to…09 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Act 2020 (Exception) Regulations 2020I am keen to understand whether the Minister will start bringing his Nightingale courts in as part of that. He must accept that, even before the coronavirus crisis, there was a…09 Sept 2020HANSARD Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [Lords]The Lord Chancellor has an advantage over me; he has expertise in this particular area. I accept that we may have dealt with things quite differently in the past, but it is…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [Lords]Labour welcomes the principle of the Bill to maintain and enhance our legal co-operation across jurisdictions and to provide certainty and fairness for those involved in…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [Lords]With the leave of the House, I will sum up on behalf of the Opposition. When I was preparing my closing remarks, I thought I was following the hon. Member for Darlington (Peter…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [Lords]But on this occasion, Lord Garnier was actually in support of the Opposition’s position.02 Sept 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillPersonally, I thought the amendment was clear. It lays down very specific issues in relation to young people. That is why we tried to detail in Committee that young people are…21 Jul 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillI am grateful to the Minister for his introductory remarks, particularly about how we can best work together as a Parliament, and I join him in paying tribute to the hon. Members…21 Jul 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillThe Minister is right to mention the additional funds and so on that have been forthcoming, and we very much welcome them, but we have a probation service in crisis. Would he like…21 Jul 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillI am interested that the hon. Gentleman has addressed the issue of the probation service, because I talked about the crisis that exists in that service. Is he satisfied that it is…21 Jul 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillWe are talking about issues of maturity here, not when somebody can be an elected a Member of Parliament. I think that Members can be elected at the age of 18 now. I do not see…21 Jul 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillThe hon. Lady tempts me to start to rehearse all the arguments around the age of maturity. We know that children up to the age of 18 are treated differently under the law, much as…21 Jul 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for that. He rightly says that this is about having an open mind. I was trying to persuade the Minister and the Conservative Members in Committee…21 Jul 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillIn Committee, Members had a robust debate about many aspects of this Bill, which we support but believe can still be improved. I start with new clause 1 and the probation service.…21 Jul 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.21 Jul 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillI am grateful to the hon. and learned Lady, who has explained that far better than I could ever hope to; I very much appreciate that. Perhaps there are some MPs who need…21 Jul 2020HANSARDLocal Authorities: Covid-19 PreventionWhat discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the role of local authorities in helping to prevent local outbreaks of covid-19.20 Jul 2020HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Ofgem, the energy regulator, has this week confirmed that it will not introduce a short-haul tariff for gas transportation in October, when…20 Jul 2020HANSARDLocal Authorities: Covid-19 PreventionEighteen of 55 patients who tested positive for coronavirus were transferred from North Tees University Hospital into local care homes between 1 March and 15 April. That was…20 Jul 2020