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HANSARD High Speed 2Nimbyism, as the former Secretary of State says.10 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed 2No, I will carry on, if I may; I have no time. I reject the nimbyism argument. We are building far more houses in my constituency than in the right hon. Member for Birmingham,…10 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillAs my right hon. and learned Friend knows, I have a great deal of sympathy with his position, but I am very concerned that we are giving problems to the judiciary that really…09 Jul 2019HANSARDShort SentencesI very much hope that a large amount of time is left to my right hon. Friend, who has been a truly reforming Secretary of State in this area, and I endorse everything said on this…09 Jul 2019HANSARDVictims and Witnesses in CourtI will not go into the details, but we have had a sensitive local case in which a victim of child sexual exploitation was not supported. A trial did not take place, through no…04 Jul 2019HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill (First sitting)Q You heard the evidence from the previous panel about a barrier to divorce being the cost of the fee. Is that something you have any evidence for or opinion on? Mandip Ghai: Yes,…02 Jul 2019HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill (First sitting)Q Could you focus on children for a moment? What proportion of divorces involve children? How will the Bill promote their welfare? Nigel Shepherd: I do not have the figures to…02 Jul 2019HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill (First sitting)Q So is the exemption system not working? Mandip Ghai: Not yet. For a lot of people, it is not working. Professor Trinder: I would add that we had interviewees in our sample who…02 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for International Developmentrose —01 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for International DevelopmentWhat concerns me is the issue of which partners we use to deliver our aid. DFID has great relationships with large trusted partners, but I am always concerned that smaller, more…01 Jul 2019HANSARD Court Closures: Access to JusticeDoes the hon. Lady share my concern that the Department has done no real research on the number of no-shows?20 Jun 2019HANSARD Court Closures: Access to JusticeThey are more like a Škoda.20 Jun 2019HANSARD Court Closures: Access to JusticeI wonder if my hon. Friend remembers, as I do, the very powerful evidence we heard from Welsh magistrates in our work on the Justice Select Committee about the difficulties they…20 Jun 2019HANSARDRare and Native BreedsI probably should also declare an interest in South Devon cattle, as my family have bred them for generations as well. However, I wanted to ask the Minister about rare wildlife,…20 Jun 2019HANSARD Court Closures: Access to JusticeI wonder if I could draw my hon. Friend’s attention, and perhaps by proxy the Minister’s attention, to the excellent and important evidence given by Ian Burnett to the House of…20 Jun 2019HANSARD Court Closures: Access to JusticeIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Lewisham West and Penge (Ellie Reeves) and all my learned friends from the Justice Committee. I am grateful to the Backbench…20 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsThere can be little doubt that this Prime Minister knows what a feminist looks like and I would like to thank her for all she has done to progress equality. Does she agree that…12 Jun 2019HANSARD Imprisonment for Public ProtectionThank you very much, Sir Edward, for calling me first. Owing to unavoidable complications at home, I will have to leave early; I apologise to both Front Benchers that I will not…11 Jun 2019HANSARD Imprisonment for Public ProtectionDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that the case of arsonists is often serious in the IPP sentence structure? Because of the links between arson, sex offending and reckless behaviour,…11 Jun 2019HANSARD Rehabilitation of OffendersWill the Minister help the House? Are the chairmen of these inquiries not nearly always senior judges, who are perfectly able to make the sort of evaluation that he is telling us…05 Jun 2019