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HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Seventh sitting)The hon. Gentleman knows that this is not a new matter. When that is the case, when it comes to sentencing, the court will have to take into account the age at which the offence…16 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Seventh sitting)To be fair to the hon. Gentleman, he is being entirely consistent. He will appreciate that it would be odd and inconsistent if we were to keep the other clauses and remove this…16 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Seventh sitting)My right hon. Friend is correct; to be clear, this clause sits with the other clauses, as it contains safeguards relating to them. They are part and parcel of the same set. I will…16 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Seventh sitting)The clause gives judges greater flexibility to manage criminal proceedings, avoid unnecessary hearings and speed up justice. It allows the Crown court to determine an application…16 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Seventh sitting)It is vital that we ensure that the courts are accessible to everyone who needs to use them, and that includes how documents may be sent and received. In some older legislation, a…16 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Seventh sitting)The clause gives the Lord Chancellor the power to make consequential or supplementary amendments to legislation in relation to any of the criminal procedure provisions in clauses…16 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Seventh sitting)The clause introduces schedule 2, which amends existing primary legislation as a result of the implementation of clauses 3 to 12. The amendments in schedule 2 take account of the…16 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Seventh sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving us the opportunity to talk through the issues of digital exclusion. These are important issues. As colleagues know, much of the…16 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Eighth sitting)It is good to have you back in the Chair, Sir Mark. I hope that we will make diligent progress this afternoon. As the hon. Member for Stockton North said, both amendments would…16 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)I am not giving way to the hon. Gentleman again. I give way to my right hon. Friend.09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)My right hon. Friend makes a good point. There are some things that should always be done in person. A good example is parliamentary debates because we need interventions. When we…09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)To be clear, I am not talking about a day off work. If they go into court, the issue is not having the income—for example, if someone is self-employed. It may be less of an issue…09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)That is a very good question. To be clear, they have to opt in. If they received it and did not respond, they would not have been able to opt in. Therefore, the online procedure…09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)I am talking about 2010. The hon. Gentleman knows full well that there is no parallel universe in which difficult decisions did not have to be made. Had Labour stayed in power in…09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)It is a pleasure to have you back in the Chair, Sir Mark, after your brief absence. That was a very important set of questions. Obviously, I am speaking particularly to amendment…09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)Chortling.09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)Hear, hear!09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)That’s not much, though, is it?09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)My right hon. Friend is absolutely right. Let us be clear: the Labour party can take up as many positions as they want on ouster clauses, supporting them when in government,…09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)The hon. Gentleman does not want to answer, because he knows he cannot defend it. He cannot answer the point. If he thinks it right that in order to find these few cases of legal…09 Nov 2021