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HANSARDEngagementsFrom 1997, the Prime Minister campaigned to scrap single-judge trials in Northern Ireland, yet when I opposed his Government’s plan to bring in single-judge trials in England and…20 May 2026HANSARDJury Trial ProposalsBin it!19 May 2026HANSARDJury Trial ProposalsIt must be absolutely exhausting for the Justice Secretary to hold on to an idea that only he still pretends is a good one. The Mayor of London is opposed to these changes and has…19 May 2026HANSARDCommunity Infrastructure Levy: HomeownersOrder. I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called in the debate.29 Apr 2026HANSARDCommunity Infrastructure Levy: HomeownersThank you, Sir Jeremy. The debate has also been very instructive to me. Question put and agreed to. Resolved, That this House has considered the impact of the Community…29 Apr 2026HANSARD Agriculture: Government SupportRichard Foord will move the motion. I will then call the Minster to respond. I remind Members that they may make a speech only with the prior permission of the Member in charge of…29 Apr 2026HANSARD Agriculture: Government SupportOrder. I remind Members that interventions should be short.29 Apr 2026HANSARDCommunity Infrastructure Levy: HomeownersI call Sir Jeremy to wind up—you may take your time.29 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Goole and Pocklington (David Davis). He and I rarely agree politically, but we do work together constructively in our…28 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI am grateful to the hon. Lady, who is spot on. She leads me to the point raised by the Leader of the Opposition. I made a statement on social media that this motion is a stunt. A…28 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI was about to say that my hon. Friend is a good man—he used to be my boss in the shadow Transport team, Mr Speaker, and he always tries to help me. I do not want to get into the…28 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI completely agree with my right hon. Friend. I think I said on Twitter that he rarely gets things wrong—I was accused of being wrong for agreeing with what he said. In the time I…28 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhistleblowers have raised serious concerns with me about the governance of academy trusts in my constituency. I have raised this matter privately with the Secretary of State, but…20 Apr 2026HANSARDSecurity VettingAnybody who knows the Prime Minister will know full well that he would never, ever deliberately mislead this House, but the reality is this: ex post facto vetting is utterly…20 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillWhen the Justice Secretary talks about juries, is it not right to point out that 0.4% of cases from the magistrates courts are appealed against, and that of that 0.4%, which is…10 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillIt was telling when Jo Hamilton OBE wrote to the Justice Secretary—I think it was yesterday—to respectfully remind him that, as a victim of the Post Office Horizon scandal, under…10 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillWhat does my hon. and learned Friend say about the fact that judges will have to give detailed reasons for their judgments and for why they have decided on a case in a particular…10 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillI have just looked at the recent stats. In 2025 there were 67 ethnic minority circuit judges and 42 judges of unknown ethnicity, while there were 637 white judges, the vast…10 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillMadam Deputy Speaker, you and I have been friends for some time. I think you were elected in 2015. Soon after that, your talents were recognised and you were quickly given a…10 Mar 2026HANSARDChanges to Jury TrialsAs the Deputy Prime Minister speaks, there is no sitting in 56 of the 516 Crown courtrooms. That is because he and his Department cap the number of sitting days in those courts.…03 Feb 2026