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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI understand why the hon. Lady raises that issue, but transcripts must be 100% accurate. They are legal documents, so “good enough” simply does not cut it. I will review what…05 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs my hon. Friend will know, we are doing everything we can to bear down on the Crown court caseload, including extending magistrates’ sentencing powers. The Budget also confirmed…05 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis Government recognise the difficulties that parents and guardians of young people who lack mental capacity can face in accessing their child trust fund. I recently met the…05 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government have made it clear that we are fully committed to bearing down on the Crown court caseload. To relieve pressure on Ipswich Crown court in particular, the south-east…05 Nov 2024HANSARDRegister of Judgments, Orders and FinesMy hon. Friend raises some interesting points and, as he is, I am always very keen to help people in Swindon. Our focus is on responding to the consultation on including claimant…05 Nov 2024HANSARDRegister of Judgments, Orders and FinesThe register plays an important role in helping lenders assess credit worthiness and enhancing financial transparency. These objectives seek to support vulnerable debtors by…05 Nov 2024HANSARDSingle Justice ProcedureI will raise the evidential questions that my hon. Friend raised with representatives of the train operating companies when they and other SJP prosecutors join me in discussions…05 Nov 2024HANSARDSingle Justice ProcedureI have listened carefully to concerns raised about the single justice procedure. As a first step, I have asked the Courts and Tribunals Service to redesign the SJP notice and make…05 Nov 2024HANSARDLaw Commission Digital Assets Report: Government ResponseMy noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede) has today made the following statement: I am pleased to inform the House that…11 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very happy to meet my hon. Friend. I am also very keen that we keep under review what more can be done to support vulnerable defendants going through the single justice…10 Sept 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice System: Progress of CasesWhat we are experiencing is the very long tail of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, which has meant that both the civil and criminal legal aid…10 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I said to the hon. Member for Wimbledon (Mr Kohler), we will do everything we can to ensure swift justice for the victims of Grenfell. We plan for the Crown court to sit for at…10 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I have said, the Crown court will sit for more than 105,000 days this financial year—an increase of 28% on the year before the pandemic. That means that there is more capacity…10 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAccess to justice is integral to a fair society, including for our rural communities. In our courts and tribunals, modernised services and a more effective use of technology can…10 Sept 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice System: Progress of CasesI hesitate to answer the right hon. Gentleman’s question, given that my boss is a former barrister—I say that we cannot have too many. Only last week I discussed the adequacy of…10 Sept 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice System: Progress of CasesAs the Prime Minister made clear, those affected by the Grenfell tragedy have already waited too long for justice. I can assure the hon. Gentleman that anything in my or my…10 Sept 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice System: Progress of CasesWe are committed to ensuring the swift delivery of justice for victims at all stages of the criminal justice system, and we are working closely with various partners involved to…10 Sept 2024HANSARDCourt BacklogI hear you, Mr Speaker. I welcome the question from my hon. Friend. He will know that His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service keeps the court estate under regular review to…10 Sept 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice System: Progress of CasesI will take that away and do that.10 Sept 2024HANSARDCourt BacklogIt is good to be back. Mr Speaker. The Government are committed to reducing caseloads and bringing waiting times down for court users across all jurisdictions. We continue to keep…10 Sept 2024