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HANSARDMigrant Channel CrossingsMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. Let me start by paying tribute to the RNLI for the work that it does at sea keeping people safe in what are often very treacherous and…08 Feb 2021HANSARDMigrant Channel CrossingsI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for the work that she has done in consistently standing up for her constituents on this issue, and to Matthew Scott, who does such a fantastic job…08 Feb 2021HANSARDNo Recourse to Public Funds: Covid-19There is absolute clarity about the benefits. I have mentioned things like the coronavirus job retention scheme already, and I have mentioned how people on family and human rights…08 Feb 2021HANSARDRefugee ResettlementThe United Kingdom is a world leader in resettlement. My hon. Friend will know that, in the last five years, we have resettled nearly 30,000 people—more than any other country in…08 Feb 2021HANSARDNo Recourse to Public Funds: Covid-19The Government remain committed to supporting everyone through this pandemic. Many of the wide-ranging covid-19 measures the Government have put in place are available to migrants…08 Feb 2021HANSARDAsylum System: ReformI can confirm that Napier was set up in response to the enormous pressures placed on our asylum system by the coronavirus pandemic. We have set it up in such a way as to be safe,…08 Feb 2021HANSARDAsylum System: ReformNo apology is due. As I just said, the barrack accommodation units in question were previously used by the brave men and women of our armed services. They were good enough for the…08 Feb 2021HANSARDRefugee ResettlementI can absolutely give that assurance. Of course, our resettlement work will have the financial support it requires. We intend to build upon, but also learn the lessons from, the…08 Feb 2021HANSARDNightingale CourtsCoronavirus has had an enormous effect globally and on public services in this country, which is why this year we have invested an extra quarter of a billion pounds to facilitate…02 Feb 2021HANSARDNightingale CourtsIn relation to criminal cases, I am pleased to report to the House that since August last year, every single month, relentlessly, the number of disposals in the magistrates court…02 Feb 2021HANSARDCourt BacklogThe hon. Lady is right to draw the House’s attention to this very serious problem, which most certainly does need to be sorted out. Some steps have been taken already, such as the…02 Feb 2021HANSARDCourt BacklogIt is important that people to whom debts are owed can enforce those debts and get judgment; it is the foundation upon which commercial transactions are built. I am not sure that…02 Feb 2021HANSARD Deportation of Foreign National OffendersI join my hon. Friend the Member for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland (Mr Clarke) in extending our sincere condolences to the family of Captain Tom Moore, who has been a…02 Feb 2021HANSARDCourt BacklogI can most certainly offer my hon. Friend an assurance about the additional staff. We are in the process of hiring an extra 1,600 HMCTS staff. As I mentioned to the Justice…02 Feb 2021HANSARDNightingale CourtsOn the question of investment, I have already said that in the current financial year we have spent an extra quarter of a billion pounds on justice recovery. We are hiring an…02 Feb 2021HANSARD Deportation of Foreign National OffendersI do not want to pre-empt any reviews that may take place, but this Government are committed to ensuring that dangerous foreign national offenders who put our constituents’ lives…02 Feb 2021HANSARDNightingale CourtsA range of other measures are being used, not least the roll-out of the cloud video platform, which led last week to more than 20,000 remote hearings across all jurisdictions,…02 Feb 2021HANSARDCourt BacklogMy hon. Friend is right to raise the prioritisation of urgent cases. Listing is a judicial function and is a matter for judges, but I know that judges do prioritise the most…02 Feb 2021HANSARDCourt BacklogI recognise the considerations that the hon. Lady raises. I know that when judges make listing decisions, they carefully take into account the sort of considerations that she…02 Feb 2021HANSARDCourt BacklogI am afraid that I do not recognise the hon. Gentleman’s characterisation of the justice system prior to coronavirus. Waiting times in the magistrates court prior to coronavirus…02 Feb 2021