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HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)I will take my lead from the right hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings on this matter. I think that this is a good example of a practical measure and there are…18 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)The Committee will see that we have a number of concerns about the way in which the amendment is presented, but not about the principle. We covered the role of technology and so…18 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 74, in clause 39, page 51, line 10, at end insert— “(2B) Coroner rules that provide for the conduct of hearings wholly or partly by way of electronic…18 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)There is a very helpful example on page 50 of the explanatory notes as to how this would work, for anybody who has any concerns about it. It seems to be administratively sensible…18 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)I used to attend Mayor’s and City quite often and, in previous years, the City of London magistrates court. They were extremely well appointed and rather luxurious by the…18 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)I hear what the Minister has said in relation to the amendment and the new clauses. Notwithstanding his comments on amendment 73, it is not our intention to press that amendment…18 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Rosindell. I am sure you have been told that, before the short adjournment, I had made my remarks on amendment 73 and new…18 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Ninth sitting)As we move on to clause 38, I will speak to amendment 73 and the three new clauses about legal aid for representation and other matters. Clause 38 gives coroners the power to hold…18 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Ninth sitting)I beg to move amendment 73, in clause 38, page 50, line 18, after “hearing” insert— “(e) the coroner has considered the views of any of the interested persons named at section…18 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Ninth sitting)That was a disappointing response from the Minister. I was looking for any or all of the following: an explanation of why there are not safeguards in the clause that go beyond…18 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Ninth sitting)The sensitivity of this is pretty clear. We have suddenly veered off to talk about backlogs in the Crown court. There will be ample opportunity to debate those matters in future.…18 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)I am grateful for that, and I will not press the Minister further on timing beyond “the new year”, although we know that that could last up until December. However, is he saying…18 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)I hear what the Minister says. This is not making the best the enemy of the good: we have got through, and Zoom and other methods have been a great help during covid, but most of…18 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)I thought for a moment that the right hon. Member for South Holland and the Deepings was rising to indicate which of the amendments he is going to support, but we will see. They…18 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Ninth sitting)If those safeguards exist, as the Minister says, why are they not on the face of the Bill? They are, at least in part, in clause 38, which we are going on to discuss, so why would…18 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Ninth sitting)I beg to move amendment 69, in clause 37, page 49, line 33, at end insert— “(4) After subsection (2), insert— (2A) The coroner is not to decide that the investigation should be…18 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Ninth sitting)We do not oppose the clause. There is always a hesitancy in transferring powers from a judiciary to a lay or administrative officer. As the Minister says, it is done in other…18 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Ninth sitting)Again, we do no oppose the change. I make only one point, which I think the Minister alluded to, but that it may be useful to have on the record. It clearly makes sense to give…18 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Ninth sitting)It is a pleasure to be here again under your chairmanship, Sir Mark. Let me say first that we are not opposed to what the Government are proposing in this clause and, indeed, this…18 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Ninth sitting)We now come to the part of the Bill that deals with coroners, to which we have tabled a number of amendments and new clauses. We appreciate that the clauses in the part of the…18 Nov 2021