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HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)I am grateful to my right hon. Friend. I want to correct one point about what happened under previous Labour Governments. It is quite extraordinary that the hon. Member for…09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)The hon. Gentleman has been asked repeatedly whether he thinks, on that basis, that we should extend the right to three bites at the cherry to all other areas of law. What would…09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)I will take one more intervention from the Opposition, and then another from my right hon. Friend.09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to wind up this stand part debate, which has been passionate. We have had some excellent speeches and interventions from both sides, and I will refer briefly to a…09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)Thank you, Sir Mark. This is a new procedure; it is a new means of realising whatever the outcome of a case is. It is not a new form of justice—let me be absolutely clear about…09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)That is a terrible comparison.09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)Let us be clear and differentiate here. If someone seeks to enter this country illegally, the rule of law and the law of the land apply. We have to deal with them through the…09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)I will be very generous and offer the hon. Lady a third bite.09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)The hon. Lady shakes her head. [ Interruption. ] She wants a third bite of the cherry. Well, I am going to ration them a bit, because there are oral questions soon. An inordinate…09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)Of course. That is not the point I was making. To be absolutely clear, the point I was making is that we still have to deal with serious acts of violence and crime, whatever the…09 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to my hon. Friend, and I do see the point he makes. As he knows, the focus has been on dogs and other pets that we keep in the home, but I am happy to speak to…09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)This group contains minor and technical amendments to clause 7 and schedule 2 to the Bill, as well as the clause stand part. When a defendant indicates a not-guilty plea to a…09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 1, in clause 7, page 18, line 10, leave out lines 10 to 20 and insert— “(1) This section has effect in the circumstances set out in section 17A(7)…09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)I will take a second bite at the cherry from the hon. Lady.09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a fair point, but the hon. Lady and my colleagues may be interested to know another statistic that we have discovered: the average time that these cases take from coming to…09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)I am grateful to my hon. Friend, who speaks with great expertise, for making that incredibly important point. Given her medical professional background, she is aware of the…09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)Under our current system, if a case is brought unsuccessfully to any chamber of the first-tier tribunal, it is possible to apply to the first tier for permission to appeal to the…09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Rosindell. I wish everyone a good morning and look forward to another thorough day’s examination of this important…09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)My hon. Friend may have had sight of the speech I had prepared to wind up yesterday’s debate. In fact, I was ready to take part at 10 pm, when rumour had it that the Opposition…09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)The amendments would all add further safeguards to clause 6, which allows adults to indicate a plea online. As I have said, I share the concerns of the hon. Member for Stockton…09 Nov 2021