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HANSARDJury TrialsGiven the Justice Minister’s conflicting remarks in the Courts and Tribunals Bill Committee, and given the Solicitor General’s responsibility for upholding the rule of law, will…04 Jun 2026HANSARDJury TrialsSir Brian Leveson recommended removing the right to elect a jury trial in cases involving offences that carry a maximum sentence of up to two years. Cases would be heard by a…04 Jun 2026HANSARD South East Water: Disruption of SupplySouth East Water has openly and publicly admitted that it cannot supply drinking water for all the future homes that are planned for Kent. What is the Minister’s response to that…03 Jun 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillOn Second Reading of the Courts and Tribunals Bill, the Minister for Courts and Legal Services, told the House that “politics is about choices”, so let us be clear about the…19 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillI thank the right hon. and learned Lady for what she said about the Hudgell case and the child cruelty register. It has been an amazing campaign, led by Paula Hudgell and her…19 Mar 2026HANSARDJury TrialsThere is a fundamental contradiction at the heart of Government. The Minister for Courts and Legal Services says that she would scrap jury trials even if there was not a crisis in…05 Feb 2026HANSARDJury TrialsThat was a very disappointing answer. There is another contradiction too, this time on retro- spectivity. The Courts Minister says that cases already committed for trial at Crown…05 Feb 2026HANSARD Armed Conflict: ChildrenI congratulate the hon. Member on securing the debate. As she has just mentioned education, does she agree that education for children in very difficult settings can provide them…04 Feb 2026HANSARDWater Supplies: East GrinsteadI have no confidence whatsoever in South East Water. I have worked with it now for nearly 15 years. When things go wrong, and they often do in Kent and Sussex, its communication…12 Jan 2026HANSARDJury TrialsThank you, Mr Speaker. May I wish you and your brilliant team a very happy Christmas? The 2017 Lammy review looked at prejudice in the criminal justice system. Our now Justice…18 Dec 2025HANSARDJury TrialsI am not too sure that answered my question; I shall have another go. This month, the Minister’s colleague, the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull East (Karl Turner), wrote: “The…18 Dec 2025HANSARD Suicide: Reducing the StigmaI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing this important debate. Over the past 10 years in England and Wales, one student has died every four days as a result of suicide. Ben West,…19 Nov 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsI also welcome the right hon. Lady to her place. She is the third Solicitor General I have sat opposite in the past 12 months, and I look forward to working with her…13 Nov 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsThe campaign to introduce a child cruelty register has been led tirelessly by Paula Hudgell, the adoptive mother of 11-year-old Tony Hudgell. Sadly, Paula has now been diagnosed…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI wish to speak to new clause 20, regarding the introduction of a child cruelty register. Tony and Paula Hudgell are my constituents, and I have had the honour of getting to know…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI hear what the Minister has to say. Will he bring forward a Government amendment to introduce a child cruelty register when the Bill moves to the House of Lords?29 Oct 2025HANSARD Child Risk Disclosure SchemeI congratulate the hon, Lady on bringing forward this important debate and on speaking powerfully on behalf of her constituents. My heart goes out to Gemma, Rachael and the entire…14 Oct 2025HANSARDPeople SmugglingI completely disagree with what the Solicitor General has said about the previous Government’s record in this area, and it is a bit rich in view of her Government’s record over…04 Sept 2025HANSARDPeople SmugglingFigures are going up and up and up, and the Solicitor General knows that. Can she confirm who these adjudicators will be—it would be lovely if she would answer the question—and…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Blue Badge EligibilityI beg to move, That this House has considered blue badge eligibility for cancer patients and people with life-altering illnesses. The issue that brings us here today was brought…16 Jul 2025