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HANSARDCommunity Infrastructure Levy: HomeownersOrder. I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called in the debate.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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 2026HANSARDChanges to Jury TrialsWe used to be friends, David!03 Feb 2026HANSARDJury TrialsIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate, and I congratulate the Opposition on using one of their Opposition day debates for this very important subject. There is no doubt but…07 Jan 2026HANSARDJury Trialsrose —07 Jan 2026HANSARDJury TrialsWill the Minister give way?07 Jan 2026HANSARDJury TrialsIt pains me to say that I agree with the vast majority of what the right hon. Gentleman is saying at the Dispatch Box. He referred to Sir Brian Leveson. Of course, none of us…07 Jan 2026HANSARDJury TrialsThe Minister talks about Sir Brian’s presumption—which is what it is—that there will be a 20% reduction in time with a single judge, as opposed to a jury. I think that presumption…07 Jan 2026HANSARD Transgender People: Provision of HealthcareWe have four minutes remaining for three speakers.16 Dec 2025