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HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillI was not seeking to take any procedural point. Rather than take time this afternoon, because we have not had a debate on the amendments, I will set out the position in writing…24 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillI am grateful to the noble Lord for his intervention. Absolutely, this is about enabling people to vindicate their legal rights. The Government are conscious—we put a clause in…24 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. It covers a number of different points, but, essentially, it focuses on the procedure for triable…24 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillI should say, first, that when I mentioned the noble Baroness in my speech, I was not making the point that she had not risen. I wanted her to appreciate that I had taken on board…24 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillMy Lords, the amendments in this group relate to coroners’ inquests, and include government and non-government amendments. I will begin with those tabled by noble Lords who have…24 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillThat is not what Amendment 38 is aimed at. It is not about accrediting mediation services. It is about saying to mediation services, “If you want people who are using your…24 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillWith respect, of course I understand the point the noble Lord has made, and I will write to try to put a little more flesh on the bones. The last point he makes is in some ways…24 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillLet me deal with that last point. Amendment 38 is not about approving the persons but approving the process. For example, the Online Procedure Rule Committee will say, “This is…24 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill24 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillMy Lords, I will give an answer, but I will check it and if I get it wrong I will write to the noble Lord. I think the way it works is that it will be immediately after…24 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillI am grateful to the noble Lord. He is absolutely right about the three/three appointments, but I would respectfully direct his attention to two features of Clause 22. First, whom…24 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillMy Lords, I will first deal with the general argument for Clause 3, not least because the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, gave notice that she would oppose the Question that…24 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillMy Lords, as this is the last group in Committee, it is nice to end on a point of general agreement rather than discord. Whoever put the groups together, I take my hat off to…24 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillMy Lords, I am grateful for that further explanation of the point and will happily reflect on it. At the moment, I stand by the point I made a moment ago, which is that it is…24 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillMy Lords, the amendments in this group, Amendments 47, 48 and 49, would introduce three new clauses on legal aid for inquests. Let me make two points right at the start. First, we…24 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill24 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillI am grateful for that clarification, but the same point would apply. If the only people who are interested—I am using that word in the technical sense—in the inquest can…24 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillI understand that, certainly from my postbag. I should say that coroners work extremely hard, but the pandemic has caused a real problem. I do not want to go back to the online…24 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillThe fundamental point is: who is the “you”? Who are the parties to an inquest? As I was saying earlier, you do not have “parties” in inquests, in the same way that you do in…24 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillOf course I understand that point, in the sense that I too have read the material of people who have been involved in inquests. I have read some of the material from the various…24 Feb 2022