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HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillI appreciate the way in which the Minister has responded on the national oversight mechanism, but if this is to have teeth, and if it is to deal with both inquiries and inquests,…14 Jul 2026HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillI welcome the Bill, and thank the Government for introducing it and bringing it back to the House before the summer recess. It is the result of years of committed campaigning, led…14 Jul 2026HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillI know that case means a huge amount to the hon. Lady as a constituency MP, and I thank her for all the work she does on the Justice Committee. I think we have only begun to…14 Jul 2026HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillI think I have taken enough time, but I thank the Member for that intervention. This afternoon, the Justice Committee signed off a new major report on legal aid, which will be…14 Jul 2026HANSARDImmigration and Asylum BillIn the time that I have, I will focus my remarks on clauses 1 to 16, which create a new appeals body for immigration and asylum cases known as the independent immigration appeals…13 Jul 2026HANSARDJury TrialsSir Brian Leveson made 180 recommendations, very few of which concerned juries. His review covered the whole criminal justice system, including the CPS. The Government have never…09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanWill the Minister give way?09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanI really do appreciate the steps the Government have taken. I particularly appreciate the recognition of the state of Palestine, because the embassy is in my constituency, and I…09 Jul 2026HANSARD Air PollutionMy hon. Friend mentions the Mayor of London, who has made substantial strides, but I refer him to the matter of emissions from buses and the only partial electrification of the…02 Jul 2026HANSARDIsrael: E1 Zone ExpansionAdvice to UK businesses and complaints to Israeli Ministers are not just inadequate but create ambiguities, because they suggest that the UK Government are prepared to speak but…01 Jul 2026HANSARDMagistrate NumbersI wish the Lord Chancellor luck with the recruitment campaign—I wish him luck generally—but even if he is successful, those magistrates will be newly recruited, and he is also…30 Jun 2026HANSARDHome Office and Ministry of JusticeI thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting time for this important debate. The debate follows a joint application by the Chairs of the Justice, Public Accounts and Home…29 Jun 2026HANSARDHome Office and Ministry of JusticeFirst, one has to look at the Leveson package—the two volumes that Sir Brian Leveson has put together over 1,000 pages. That has 180 recommendations, a very small number of which…29 Jun 2026HANSARD Courts and Tribunals BillI thank the Backbench Business Committee for making time for this statement. The Courts and Tribunals Bill was introduced in February as a response to the Crown court crisis.…18 Jun 2026HANSARD Courts and Tribunals BillThe hon. Member is right to mention that there was a dissenting report, which was not approved by the Committee. Other members may wish to raise that issue. From my point of view,…18 Jun 2026HANSARD Courts and Tribunals BillMy hon. Friend is an assiduous member of the Committee. In the same week that the Committee published this report, we published our report on the pre-appointment hearing for the…18 Jun 2026HANSARD Courts and Tribunals BillThe hon. Lady is also an assiduous member of the Committee, and I appreciate what she said about important respects in which the Government, without evidencing the reasons, have…18 Jun 2026HANSARD Courts and Tribunals BillI rely on the hon. Gentleman to attend these statements, so that he can make that point, as he has done during every Justice Committee statement on the Floor of the House. He is…18 Jun 2026HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeI thank my hon. Friend for all his work as Chair of the APPG and with the contaminated blood community. On the issue he has just raised, there is growing support for a national…18 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentI am coming to that. I will not take up all my time, because I suspect that we all know each other’s minds on this matter and are unlikely to change them. We need another vote so…08 Jun 2026