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HANSARDRoad Traffic Offences and PenaltiesI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman, who I recognise has been very vocal on these issues for a long time. I obviously cannot comment on the specific case; sentencing and…09 Nov 2021HANSARDRoad Traffic Offences and PenaltiesAs part of the Department for Transport’s longer-term and wider work on road safety, road traffic offences are kept under review to ensure that irresponsible driving and the risk…09 Nov 2021HANSARDCrown Court BacklogI say to the hon. Lady with the greatest respect that it is quite extraordinary that anybody in this place should try to pretend that the pandemic has nothing to do with the…09 Nov 2021HANSARDCrown Court BacklogWe are already seeing the results of our efforts to tackle the impact that the pandemic has had on our justice system, and the number of outstanding cases in magistrates courts…09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)It is interesting to have two shadows at once—I should probably take it as a compliment. It is interesting that the hon. Member for Hammersmith said that he would wait until he…09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)Again, some very interesting points have been made. I was only appointed not much more than a month ago—09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)That is very kind of the hon. Gentleman. In this situation it is very standard to have a Bill with what is effectively a pilot. I would not quite say that it is formally a pilot,…09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)This interesting amendment covers some of the questions from earlier. Clause 3 provides that only certain non-imprisonable and summary-only offences can be specified as eligible…09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)To be clear, I think the next amendment is very specific on that point, and I will definitely cover it.09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)I was just about to conclude, but I think I am due to cover that point in detail when dealing with the other groups of amendments. If I am mistaken, I will make sure that it is…09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)I will come to the specific amendments, but, once again, some wider points have been made. An interesting one, made by my right hon. Friend the Member for South Holland and The…09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)If I address that, I will be straying into the territory of future amendments. If the hon. Gentleman will forgive me, I should say that we will cover those issues in considerable…09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)It is a good question. I respect the hon. Lady’s background before she became an MP and she speaks with a lot of experience. These are non-recordable offences, such as not being…09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)Hang on, there were simultaneous interventions. I will give way to the hon. Member for Blaydon.09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)The answer is very simple. If the person concerned is innocent and pleads not guilty, the case is heard in court. This procedure is for people who are guilty and wish to plead…09 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. He obviously was not listening to the same experts as I was on Tuesday, when we heard some strong support for the remedies. There is…04 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Back to the Cart. [ Laughter . ]04 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)The hon. Gentleman used the phrase “faulty statistical reasoning”. In 2004, when the current shadow Justice Secretary, the right hon. Member for Tottenham (Mr Lammy), was a…04 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Will the hon. Gentleman give way?04 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)I entirely accept that the hon. Lady disagrees on the point of presumption, which I will come to in a moment, but in terms of the first group of amendments, which were primarily…04 Nov 2021