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HANSARDAccess to Justice: Court Digitisation ProgrammeDigitisation is designed to improve access to justice and, of course, efficiency in the court system. Last year, 150,000 people accessed court services online. To date, no fewer…08 Oct 2019HANSARDAccess to Justice: Court Digitisation ProgrammeThe House has been in the process of legislating in this area for some time. The Prisons and Courts Bill fell at the 2017 election. We finally legislated in the Civil Liability…08 Oct 2019HANSARDAccess to Justice: Court Digitisation ProgrammeMy hon. Friend raises a very important point, which was touched on by Members under Question 3. It is vital that we help victims of these terrible crimes to pursue the case right…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 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe £1,000 limit has not been changed for many years, and it is of course a great deal lower than the general small claims limit of £10,000. In my view, a small claims track limit…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 2019HANSARD Procedure for Appointing JudgesIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma, in my first appearance as Minister in a Westminster Hall debate. I add my congratulations and thanks to those…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Procedure for Appointing JudgesI concur with both comments. I would also like to thank Judge McKinnon, who is a constituent of mine as well as a former chair of the bench. I agree that my comments on age apply…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Procedure for Appointing JudgesLet me be generous and say famous! It gives me, the Lord Chancellor, and the Government as a whole great pleasure to reconfirm our commitment to independent, non-political…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Ministry of Justice SpendingI would love to, but I only have a few seconds left. I would love to take an intervention from the hon. Gentleman on a future occasion. On less significant offences, I recognise…03 Oct 2019HANSARD Ministry of Justice SpendingIt is a great pleasure to conclude this debate. I start by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Robert Neill), the Chairman of the Justice Committee, as…03 Oct 2019HANSARDProrogation (Disclosure of Communications)A moment or two ago, the right hon. and learned Gentleman drew attention to the difficulty of passing a Queen’s Speech with a Government majority of minus 43. In such…09 Sept 2019HANSARD Clean AirThank you, Mr Speaker. I am delighted to see so many colleagues attending to hear this ten-minute rule motion this afternoon. I always knew that clean air was a topic that would…03 Sept 2019HANSARD Clean AirI beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about mitigating air pollution, including through the use of low emission zones; to prohibit vehicle…03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)For three long years, we have talked about, debated and voted repeatedly on Brexit in this House, and yet here we stand after three years not having reached any firm resolution.…03 Sept 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentDoes the Prime Minister share Margaret Thatcher’s belief in home ownership, and will his Government do everything they can, perhaps including implementing some of the stamp duty…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPersecution of Christians OverseasThis afternoon’s debate has been a really excellent one. I would like to pay tribute to all the Members who have contributed to it, but in particular to my hon. Friend the Member…18 Jul 2019HANSARDPersecution of Christians OverseasI beg to move, That this House deplores the persecution of Christians overseas; supports freedom of religion or belief in all countries throughout the world; welcomes the work…18 Jul 2019HANSARDPersecution of Christians OverseasI am aware of my hon. Friend’s military service in Bosnia and the fact that he was in the country when the Srebrenica massacre of 1995 took place, and we should be mindful of…18 Jul 2019HANSARDPersecution of Christians OverseasI agree with both points—not knowing how many people are affected and the fact that we have quite close relationships with some of these countries. For western Governments to fail…18 Jul 2019