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HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Welcome back to the afternoon sitting, Sir Mark. I can reply fairly briefly to this short debate. The hon. Member for Dudley North said that a power grab by the Government was not…04 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)I think it is actually the senior judiciary, and I would never ascribe any political motivation to them whatsoever. I take the point that the Deputy Prime Minister may well not be…04 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 13, in clause 1, page 1, line 9, at end insert— “(1A) Provision under subsection (1) may only be made if the court considers that it is in the interest of…04 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)The amendments in this group are principally in my name, although amendment 27 has been tabled by the SNP. They lead on quite conveniently from the short debate we have just had.…04 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)I take the right hon. Gentleman’s point very seriously. We touched on that point this morning, although I know he was not in Committee. I gave a little thumbnail of some of the…04 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Member for Glasgow North East for her comments, and for withdrawing her amendment, which was essentially the same—or would achieve the same effect—as our…04 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 16, in clause 1, page 1, line 13, after “subsection (2)” insert “and to subsection (5A)” See explanatory statement to Amendment 15.04 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)This third and final group of amendments deals with one specific point that causes us concern, but it is a matter on which I can be relatively brief. I give notice that, subject…04 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)My hon. Friend makes a very good point, and makes it better than I did. When one starts down this tinkering route—as the Government have in the Bill—and starts trying to nudge…04 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)The Minister has made my point for me in drawing attention to proposed new section 29A(8) in clause 1, which does not deal with this point other than under the non-exhaustive…04 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)We have had a good debate on the clause and I do not want to try the Committee’s patience by making a long speech. However, I would like to speak about suspended quashing orders,…04 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Will the Minister give way?04 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)I have been very restrained with the Minister. He puts his case in a moderate and reasonable way: he believes that the clause will improve not just the armoury of the courts, but…04 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)We are making splendid progress. I will again disappoint those who like cliff-hangers by saying right at the beginning what our attitude is towards clause 2. We find it…04 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for his point. We did hear a number of different figures. I am now stretching my memory to recall exactly who said what. Was it Professor Feldman who…04 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)I am not sure I have bought into that. I know it has become a mantra in the Bill, but I am not sure I have bought into the cherry analogy. I would rather say it is horses for…04 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Bolting the stable door—whatever. If the hon. Member for Burnley gives me a few more moments, he will see that my argument is that the way the Supreme Court has configured this is…04 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)I have said, and I am coming back to the issue, that it is right and just to maintain Cart judicial reviews, but I will come on to the issue of cost shortly and whether that is…04 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)I am going to disappoint the right hon. Gentleman by not taking responsibility for this Government’s court backlog, which is continuing, in the Crown court at least, to grow and…04 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)With respect, it is not. We are talking about a sum of between £300,000 and £400,000. I do not think that will make a material difference to the Crown court backlog. That is…04 Nov 2021