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HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Sixth sitting)Perhaps the Minister is sincerely—not deliberately—misunderstanding the point I make.16 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Sixth sitting)I want to pick out a couple of points. The Minister has criticised the risk of retrials, and we have made several points about how other elements in the Bill will increase that…16 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Sixth sitting)Does the PPS want to intervene? No, I did not think so. As we have agreed, judicial review exists for an allocation decision by the magistrates. The Minister has quite rightly set…16 Apr 2026HANSARDCost of Heating OilI am grateful for this opportunity to talk about heating oil in my constituency. About 10% of its households are on heating oil and they have spoken directly to me, both by email…15 Apr 2026HANSARDCost of Heating OilThe Minister has made the point about wanting a simple scheme that he could get into place rapidly, but he did not put enough money into it, and there was no reason in terms of…15 Apr 2026HANSARDCost of Heating OilOn a point of order, Dr Allin-Khan. I should have declared an interest as a heating oil user and someone directly involved.15 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Third sitting)Will the Minister give way?14 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Third sitting)rose—14 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Third sitting)Will the Minister give way?14 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Third sitting)Could the Minister remind the Committee how many months passed and how many requests were made for the increase in sitting days that has taken place under this Government?14 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Third sitting)Will the Minister give way?14 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Third sitting)rose —14 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Third sitting)Will the Minister give way?14 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Third sitting)The Minister is an extremely articulate individual. Will she just confirm that she agrees that, as the hon. Member for Brighton Pavilion pointed out, the Government are abolishing…14 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Third sitting)The point I made in my remarks was that I imagine that is a very conservative estimate of the number of additional days. We know that, by definition, we are sending more complex…14 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Third sitting)Will the Minister give way?14 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Fourth sitting)Nothing that I have said is in disagreement with that. The point we are making is about whether that reflects the wider, individual views of all the people who work for the CPS. I…14 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Third sitting)I think even though the Minister did not directly and clearly say it, there was an acceptance there that the backlog is falling in a number of areas. A question that flows from…14 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Fourth sitting)There is a fundamental difference between the CPS and, for example, the Criminal Bar Association, which is a representative organisation—its job is to represent its members. The…14 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Third sitting)I wish to pick up on a point the Minister made earlier, as interventions from other Members hampered me from doing so at the time. She hinted in her earlier remarks that although…14 Apr 2026