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HANSARDCourt Backlog: Sexual and Violent Crime VictimsWe are taking action across all jurisdictions to bring backlogs down and improve waiting times for those who use our courts. I can confirm that the number of days taken for an…24 May 2022HANSARDDefendants on Remand: Sentencing HearingsThe hon. Lady knows that these are primarily matters of judicial responsibility. We have to ensure that whatever measures we take can work in practice in our courts, with the…24 May 2022HANSARDDefendants on Remand: Sentencing HearingsMy hon. Friend makes a really important point: justice being seen to be done is a key principle of our case law system. I am sure we all agree that a defendant should be brought…24 May 2022HANSARDDefendants on Remand: Sentencing HearingsThe current position is that the courts can require that a defendant held on remand attends their sentence hearing, but they cannot force them to do so. Where a defendant is…24 May 2022HANSARDAccess to Legal AidIt’s a nice try, but our discussions in Downing Street are about the measures that we are bringing forward to tackle crime, not least the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act…24 May 2022HANSARDAccess to Legal AidIt would probably be more helpful if I referred to what the hon. Gentleman said on a previous occasion. On 15 March, in response to the Deputy Prime Minister’s statement about…24 May 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillI beg to move, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 1.26 Apr 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillI am grateful to all those who have spoken about the Bill today. I have only a short time, so I will briefly canter over the points raised in this important debate. I am grateful…26 Apr 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillI begin by discussing some of the key changes made to the Bill in the other place as a result of amendments brought forward by the Government and I will then turn to the other…26 Apr 2022HANSARDJudicial Pensions Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Judicial Pensions Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 319). It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford, I think…21 Apr 2022HANSARDJudicial Pensions Regulations 2022I am very grateful to the hon. Lady for her overall support of the measures. She is right to mention the McCloud case; it is obviously complicated to talk about the impact on any…21 Apr 2022HANSARDHM Prison and Probation Service: Equality Assessment for Fitness TestingThe hon. Gentleman takes a consistent interest in this point, and I am happy to mention his question to the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, my hon. Friend the Member for…30 Mar 2022HANSARDHM Prison and Probation Service: Equality Assessment for Fitness TestingThe HMPPS staff fitness testing policy was reviewed, updated and published in 2021. An equality impact assessment was undertaken in 2021, and it remains a live document. It will…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Civil ProceedingsWe have had an interesting debate on these important measures. I am grateful to all colleagues who have contributed. Like the hon. Member for St Albans (Daisy Cooper), I thank all…29 Mar 2022HANSARD Civil ProceedingsI am a Justice Minister, but I am happy to pass on from my health colleagues that they keep that issue under review. The hon. Lady raised a point about tests; from 1 April, free…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSanctions: Assets SeizureEverybody can be incredibly confident that the UK has acted swiftly to execute the biggest package of sanctions ever imposed against a G20 nation. Let us be clear that the UK has…22 Mar 2022HANSARDSanctions: Assets SeizureIt was only on 20 January that the Backbench Business Committee brought before this House a debate on SLAPPs lawfare. I responded to that debate, and at the end I said the…22 Mar 2022HANSARDSanctions: Assets SeizureAs I set out very recently in my written answer to the hon. Gentleman, the rule of law means that everyone has a right to access legal representation. Legal advice is often…22 Mar 2022HANSARDSanctions: Assets SeizureThe hon. Gentleman is right that we need to legislate effectively and that is why we will take time to get the detail right on property while prioritising further action as far as…22 Mar 2022HANSARDCourt Cases BacklogThe hon. Member makes a very good point. We sympathise with those whose cases are backlogged. Our aim is to increase capacity across all our courts so that we can continue to…22 Mar 2022