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HANSARDStaffing at Courts: Access to JusticeI had not heard of the fame of the Chorley ice cream parlour, but perhaps I should add it to my list of recess destinations. [ Interruption. ] The Lord Chancellor says he is going…14 Jan 2020HANSARDStaffing at Courts: Access to JusticeI thank the hon. Gentleman for his follow-up question. Questions concerning CPS staff levels are a matter for the Attorney General, but I can tell him that substantially larger…14 Jan 2020HANSARDStaffing at Courts: Access to JusticeThe hon. Member will be aware that the court system is in the middle of a reform programme, whose objectives are to make it more efficient, of course, but also to improve the user…14 Jan 2020HANSARDCriminal Appeals: Victims of CrimeI wholly agree with the sentiment that my hon. Friend is expressing. Let me reassure him on the question of rape defendants in the youth court. If the judge feels that the crime…14 Jan 2020HANSARDCriminal Appeals: Victims of CrimeI believe that my right hon. and learned Friend the Lord Chancellor is meeting my hon. Friend next week to discuss precisely that case. Not every case referred to the Attorney…14 Jan 2020HANSARDCriminal Appeals: Victims of CrimeI pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Dartford (Gareth Johnson) for his tireless campaigning for victims over the years. Partly as a consequence of his campaigning, the…14 Jan 2020HANSARDCourt Proceedings: Proportion Covered by Court ReportersI strongly concur and can certainly give my right hon. Friend the commitment he asks for. Certainly from the perspective of Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service, staff are…14 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for his tireless campaigning on animal welfare. I am, of course, delighted that Finn’s law reached the statute book last year, and increasing the maximum…14 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman is quite right. Following the 2017 Unison case, employment tribunal fees are due to be refunded. The programme is under way, and many tens of thousands of fees…14 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI agree that stop and search is a vital part of our fight against knife crime. When the use of stop and search was dramatically reduced between about 2014 and 2018, we saw a…14 Jan 2020HANSARDRights, Equality and Citizenship Programme (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I beg your pardon, Mr Gray. In that case, let me be clear. I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme (Revocation) (EU Exit)…28 Oct 2019HANSARDRights, Equality and Citizenship Programme (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Indeed. This statutory instrument forms part of the Government’s preparations in the event of a no-deal Brexit. In the event of a deal, the regulations will not come into force.…28 Oct 2019HANSARDCivil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Civil and Family) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Civil and Family) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1338). It is a…28 Oct 2019HANSARDRights, Equality and Citizenship Programme (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I will respond briefly to some of the questions that were posed, starting with the most recent. On what would happen after December 2020 and the end of the guarantee period, that…28 Oct 2019HANSARDCivil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Civil and Family) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I think I detect enthusiasm for the Question to be put.28 Oct 2019HANSARDRights, Equality and Citizenship Programme (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I beg to move that the Committee has considered the rights, equality and citizenship programme, revocation, EU regulations 2019.28 Oct 2019HANSARDRape ConvictionsMy right hon. Friend rightly draws attention to the importance of giving victims the confidence to come forward and not only report these offences but take them through the…08 Oct 2019HANSARDRape ConvictionsThe latest CPS figures from the “Violence Against Women and Girls Report 2018-19” show that the conviction rate for those cases taken to court has increased from 58% in the…08 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question and for the enthusiasm with which he called for your attention, Mr Speaker. I should of course be delighted to meet him to discuss any…08 Oct 2019HANSARDAccess to Justice: Court Digitisation ProgrammeOf course, access-to-justice considerations are extremely important. Before any court is earmarked for closure, there is an extremely thorough consultation process, and if any…08 Oct 2019