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HANSARDSentencing (Pre-Consolidation Amendments) Bill [ Lords ]I am delighted that my hon. Friend feels that way. As we all know, he has a long and distinguished track record practising in the criminal courts, so he has direct experience of…17 Mar 2020HANSARDSentencing (Pre-Consolidation Amendments) Bill [ Lords ]Like my hon. Friend the Member for Witney, the hon. Member for Hammersmith has had a long and distinguished career as a practitioner of of the law, and we are always interested in…17 Mar 2020HANSARDSentencing (Pre-Consolidation Amendments) Bill [ Lords ]The hon. Lady makes a good point. The aim is to simplify, yet we have these exceptions. A balance has to be struck. We cannot, as responsible legislators, do anything that…17 Mar 2020HANSARDSentencing (Pre-Consolidation Amendments) Bill [ Lords ]I beg to move, That the Committee recommends that the Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [ Lords ] ought to be read a Second time. As always, Dame Rosie, it is a great…17 Mar 2020HANSARDSentencing (Pre-Consolidation Amendments) Bill [ Lords ]With the permission of the Committee, Dame Rosie, I thank the hon. Member for Enfield, Southgate for his considered support for the Bill. It is very welcome indeed, and I am glad…17 Mar 2020HANSARDDraft Crown Court (Recording and Broadcasting) Order 2020I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Crown Court (Recording and Broadcasting) Order 2020. As always, Ms Buck, it is a pleasure to serve under your…16 Mar 2020HANSARDDraft Crown Court (Recording and Broadcasting) Order 2020My hon. Friend puts it extremely well, based on his many years of experience. By broadcasting the full sentencing remarks, we can make sure that sentences are fully understood by…16 Mar 2020HANSARDDraft Crown Court (Recording and Broadcasting) Order 2020I would be delighted to answer the three questions that the shadow Minister posed. First, I will deal with the matter of broadcasting only the sentencing remarks. It is true that…16 Mar 2020HANSARDDraft Justices of the Peace and Authorised Court and Tribunal Staff (Costs) Regulations 2020Very simply, this measure was first introduced in this form in the Courts Act 2003—of course, the practice predated that, but it was most recently legislated for in 2003, when it…09 Mar 2020HANSARDDraft Justices of the Peace and Authorised Court and Tribunal Staff (Costs) Regulations 2020Yes. Saying “very rare” may be a masterstroke of understatement. We have been unable to find any examples of legal action against justices’ clerks as individuals since 2003.…09 Mar 2020HANSARDDraft Justices of the Peace and Authorised Court and Tribunal Staff (Costs) Regulations 2020I am grateful for the hon. Lady’s support in the matter before us. Very briefly, on the question of qualifications—I am sure that this assurance was given two years ago, but I…09 Mar 2020HANSARDDraft Justices of the Peace and Authorised Court and Tribunal Staff (Costs) Regulations 2020Often when we legislate in this House, some of the more technical matters are not put on the face of the Bill. The Government are given regulation-making power the activate or…09 Mar 2020HANSARDDraft Justices of the Peace and Authorised Court and Tribunal Staff (Costs) Regulations 2020I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Justices of the Peace and Authorised Court and Tribunal Staff (Costs) Regulations 2020. Mr Gray, it is, as always, a…09 Mar 2020HANSARDDraft Justices of the Peace and Authorised Court and Tribunal Staff (Costs) Regulations 2020I cannot possibly resist my hon. Friend.09 Mar 2020HANSARD Asylum Decisions (Support for Refugees)I will write to the hon. Member for Bristol West about that point on bank accounts. She can disseminate that as she sees fit to other hon. Members who take an interest and I will…04 Mar 2020HANSARD Asylum Decisions (Support for Refugees)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the second time in two days, Sir David. No doubt there will be many future occasions as well. I join other hon. Members in…04 Mar 2020HANSARD Asylum Decisions (Support for Refugees)I will raise the issue with MHCLG colleagues and seek assurances that this funding line, which has happened in the past, will continue.04 Mar 2020HANSARD Asylum Decisions (Support for Refugees)The hon. Lady makes a good point. As a father of young children, I understand that childcare is important, whether for parents in work or further education, so her point is well…04 Mar 2020HANSARD Asylum Decisions (Support for Refugees)Work is not the topic of this debate, and it is more than a financial consideration. We can all agree that we must be quicker at handling asylum claims. Whether they are…04 Mar 2020HANSARD Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillThis Bill, which passed its Second Reading a short time ago, seeks to respond to two incredibly tragic cases—the tragic murder of Helen McCourt, which happened 32 years ago, and…03 Mar 2020