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HANSARDFeltham A Young Offenders InstitutionThe problems at Feltham are nothing new—as my hon. Friend the Member for Brentford and Isleworth (Ruth Cadbury) said, young men were being transferred to Wormwood Scrubs for their…24 Jul 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [ Lords ]What the Minister says, along with the text of the clause, indicates a potential problem. This is a major change and problems are anticipated. The Minister has put something on…23 Jul 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [ Lords ]I strongly disagree with Government amendment 9. It is very common practice for there to be dual control—the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice—in relation to a variety of…23 Jul 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [ Lords ]It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. Two weeks ago, the Select Committee on Justice heard evidence from the Master of the Rolls, the Lord Chief Justice and…23 Jul 2019HANSARDHuman Rights in Saudi ArabiaIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Evans. I sincerely congratulate the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) on his comprehensive account of…18 Jul 2019HANSARDDetaineesIf matters are escalated to Ministers, will they be prohibited from authorising action that carries a real risk of torture?18 Jul 2019HANSARDHuman Rights in Saudi ArabiaWould the Minister also like to take the opportunity to state the Government’s policy on the extradition or return of anyone to another jurisdiction that practises capital…18 Jul 2019HANSARDHuman Rights in Saudi ArabiaThe problem I am having with the Minister’s speech is that he keeps answering questions that have not been asked and caricaturing those who have been critical of the Saudi regime…18 Jul 2019HANSARDHuman Rights in Saudi ArabiaI am following the hon. Gentleman’s argument and I would hate to take credit for the Just Solutions contract being cancelled. I was simply an advocate of it. The hon. Gentleman’s…18 Jul 2019HANSARD Nazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeIt is good to know that the Minister feels secure in his post. With all respect to him, however, Nazanin’s fate has been tied to the person of the Foreign Secretary, current and…17 Jul 2019HANSARDPolice Surveillance of JournalistsThere is a big difference between the targeted collection of evidence in the pursuit of serious criminal offences and a fishing expedition in which Government embarrassment is a…17 Jul 2019HANSARDProduct SafetyThe Government have known for four years that there were 5.5 million Whirlpool tumble dryers in homes across the UK that were liable to catch fire. Last month, the Minister gave…16 Jul 2019HANSARDDetainee Mistreatment: Judge-led InquiryAlthough the Gibson and ISC inquiries were curtailed or restricted, nevertheless they revealed hundreds of cases in which the UK was complicit or benefited from torture or…15 Jul 2019HANSARDCourts Digitisation ProgrammeIs not the truth that what is happening at the moment is a restriction on access to justice, because almost half the courts in the country have been closed? Will the Minister…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Assisted DyingIt is almost four years since we last debated and voted on this issue, after Rob Marris introduced the Assisted Dying (No.2 Bill), which is now sponsored by Lord Falconer in the…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Assisted DyingI do not think the hon. Lady does herself any favours by making that argument. It is quite barbaric to think that relatives may sit in fear of a knock on the door from the police.…04 Jul 2019HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill (First sitting)Q You want to get that through quickly before we mangle it. Then you are happy to trust Government to do whatever they like in the future in this area of law. Is that your view?…02 Jul 2019HANSARD World War Two: Polish ContributionThe hon. Gentleman has done an excellent job detailing the contribution made across the services in every year of the war. That often is not appreciated, although it certainly is…02 Jul 2019HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill (First sitting)Q It is just slightly suspicious. The same thing happened with the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013. There was a desperate rush to get it through without bolting anything on.…02 Jul 2019HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill (First sitting)Q To be clear, the Law Society would like us not to take out clause 6. I have yet to see what the views of the others are. Is that because you are against Henry VIII clauses…02 Jul 2019