Member of Parliament
Joe Robertson
Member since
04 Jul 2024
Bills sponsored
1
Speeches (30d)
67
Speeches (all)
481
Written questions
22
Last spoke
28 Apr 2026
Recent contributions (481)
HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)This is a strange venue to ask for an apology for previous Government legislation from an MP who, like me, has been in this place for less than two years. The hon. Gentleman and I…21 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)Indeed, it is quite interesting that the Government’s benchmark is the previous Government. I do not recall them making that clear at the last election. I will leave it there.21 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)The central issue here, as with so much of this, is the impact that a single provision, or a single intention—in this case clause 6—has on other areas of the criminal justice…21 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)That is entirely right but, of course, we do not know, because the assessments in respect of the Bill are so light—there is not one on that point. It may or may not at all mean…21 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)The way my hon. Friend articulates the point suggests that the rules are effectively stripping people of the right to legal aid by pushing them down from a court where they…21 Apr 2026
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