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HANSARD Covid-19: Asylum Seeker Services in GlasgowI have only a minute left, but I will take a quick intervention from the hon. Gentleman who secured the debate.17 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Asylum Seeker Services in GlasgowOf course—I would be happy to meet the hon. Gentleman and his colleagues to discuss any specific concerns. It would be helpful if he wrote to me in advance to lay those concerns…17 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Asylum Seeker Services in GlasgowI congratulate the hon. Member for Glasgow South West (Chris Stephens) on securing this evening’s Adjournment debate. Let me start by putting on record my agreement with the…17 Jun 2020HANSARDDamagesI should have started my remarks earlier by welcoming the hon. Member for Hove (Peter Kyle) to his place on the Front Bench. This is well deserved and long overdue, and I look…15 Jun 2020HANSARDDamagesI beg to move, That the draft Fatal Accidents Act 1976 (Remedial) Order 2020, which was laid before this House on 12 February, be approved. This draft order seeks to rectify an…15 Jun 2020HANSARDDamagesThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right in his assessment. The order will make sure that people who are cohabiting enjoy the same rights to the payments as people who are married…15 Jun 2020HANSARD Senior Courts of England and WalesI thank the hon. Member for his intervention. Those matters are in the hands of the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive, but I would certainly be happy to pass on to the…10 Jun 2020HANSARD Senior Courts of England and WalesI thank the Opposition Front-Bench spokesman for the constructive and thoughtful approach he has been taking this week, and I look forward to that continuing for many months and…10 Jun 2020HANSARD Senior Courts of England and WalesI beg to move, That the draft Court of Appeal (Recording and Broadcasting) (Amendment) Order 2020, which was laid before this House on 12 March, be approved. The statutory…10 Jun 2020HANSARDVideo and Audio Use in Court ProceedingsThe increased use of video and audio is a critical component of our response to the current situation. Over the course of the past eight weeks, we have increased the number of…09 Jun 2020HANSARDCourt Backlog: Covid-19Custody limits do still apply as they did before, and I know that as judges make their individual listing decisions, they have regard to custody time limits approaching. I imagine…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillThree.09 Jun 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillIndeed. In relation to people who go overseas to assist terrorist organisations, we deprive them of their citizenship where we can, if it is lawful— if they are, for example, dual…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillIt is a pleasure to speak on Second Reading of this Bill. As Members have said, at the heart of the Bill is a desire to protect the public, which is our first duty as Members of…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillWe are returning to a situation that was enshrined originally in 2005, which Members opposite strongly supported at the time. I have made the case already that the Bill gives the…09 Jun 2020HANSARDVideo and Audio Use in Court ProceedingsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to point to the use of remote technology not just in the current circumstances but long into the future to help the quick administration of…09 Jun 2020HANSARDVideo and Audio Use in Court ProceedingsThe data on court listings and hearings is published regularly and available for everybody to see. On the administration of justice, it is for the judge in each case to make sure…09 Jun 2020HANSARDCourt Backlog: Covid-19As I have suggested already, we are currently engaged in a herculean national effort to get our courts back up and running, starting with the use of remote technology, which I…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillThe right hon. Lady raised the issue of safeguards, which I had intended to address in my wind-up. Section 6 of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillAs the Lord Chancellor said, we will not comment on individual cases. As the right hon. Lady knows, the number of TPIMs in force is very low—it is only five currently. We are not…09 Jun 2020