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HANSARDRestriction of Jury TrialsOh dear. I feel that I did not even respond to the point of the noble Lord, Lord Gove, about me explaining it better than the Deputy Prime Minister. I am certainly not going to…10 Dec 2025HANSARDRestriction of Jury TrialsThe noble Lord makes an important point. There are delays between report of an offence and charge. The reasons for those can be very complicated. I used to work for the Crown…10 Dec 2025HANSARDRestriction of Jury TrialsMy Lords, it is an enormous pleasure to face the noble and learned Lord again, after such a short time, on pretty much exactly the same topic. The statistic given by my right…10 Dec 2025HANSARDJudicial Appointments Commission (Amendment) Regulations 2025That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 30 October be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 8 December .10 Dec 2025HANSARDRestriction of Jury TrialsI repeat what I said to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen of Elie: it is a pleasure to see the noble Lord, Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames, on exactly the same topic that we…10 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe answer to that is a short one: of course.09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe Government are satisfied that, when looked at as a whole, all the possible offences here cover the conduct complained of. However, I am conscious that there are ways of…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I do not think anyone could disagree that this is a deeply troubling and uncomfortable issue. I begin by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Black, for moving his amendment,…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe noble Lord is quite correct: this has nothing to do with magistrates’ court time limits. There was a statutory time limit contained within Section 6 of the 1956 Act that said…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI will deal with my noble friend’s second point first. There are decisions of the domestic courts here that support the fact that you cannot bring prosecutions for what was the…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe noble Lord has explained it rather better than I did.09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, for bringing forward this amendment today. As I have said when responding to the other amendments, I stress that I…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI have already answered that, I am afraid. With the greatest of respect to the noble and right reverend Lord, I cannot give that commitment today, but he has heard what I have…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI have already said that I have heard, and indeed share, the anger and frustration in Committee. I may not have been in your Lordships’ House for that long, but I have not been…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI entirely understand the sentiments. I cannot commit to that today, but I will take the point away.09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillCan the noble Baroness imagine just how unpopular I would be if I committed to an absolute timeframe? What I can say is that I hope she will take it from me that I regard this as…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, it would not be right to begin the Government’s response to this group of amendments without first thanking unequivocally the noble Baroness, Lady Bertin. The whole…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, it is no answer to say that another Government considered it carefully: different Governments have different priorities. I am not sure that that is going to come as a…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, before I speak to Amendment 289, I thank my noble friend Lady Royall, who is not in her place today because she is ill, and Mr Stephen Bernard, both of whom met me…09 Dec 2025