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HANSARDDraft Mutual Recognition of Protection Measures in Civil Matters (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Mutual Recognition of Protection Measures in Civil Matters (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. It is a pleasure to…06 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Mutual Recognition of Protection Measures in Civil Matters (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019We have been up front that the current provisions in civil judicial co-operation in family law matters do provide some protection even without the EU regimes, but not the same…06 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Mutual Recognition of Protection Measures in Civil Matters (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I will respond to a couple of the points made by the hon. Member for Bradford East. He is right to identify this as an important matter affecting families across Europe and the…06 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I thank the Front-Bench Members for their interesting and important submissions. I recognise what the hon. Member for Bolton South East said— that this draft instrument has to be…05 Feb 2019HANSARDCourt Closures and StaffingI am happy to meet the hon. Lady to discuss that specific situation. The MOJ is taking a number of steps to improve court timeliness, which is of course important. We are…05 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady is right to highlight that unscrupulous practice by bailiffs is unacceptable. I know that she will be aware that we are looking into the matter, and our call for…05 Feb 2019HANSARDCourt Closures and StaffingI assure the hon. Lady that any decision to close a court is taken incredibly carefully, but in circumstances in which 41% of courts were operating at half their available…05 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. The draft regulations form part of our ongoing…05 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend makes an important point. Care proceedings are incredibly important, and when a child is taken away from their parent, it is a tragic matter that affects them…05 Feb 2019HANSARDCourt Closures and StaffingThe hon. Gentleman is right to identify the fact that an IT issue affected courts towards the end of January. That disruption was caused by an infrastructure issue in our…05 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe said that we would publish the review early in the new year, and we will be publishing it early in the new year. The hon. Lady should expect it shortly. This is a serious…05 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis is a really important point because it is important that justice is not only done but done speedily. I should emphasise that listing is a judicial function, but it is…05 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Jurisdiction and Judgments (Family) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Civil Partnership and Marriage (Same Sex Couples) (Jurisdiction and Judgments) (Amendment Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I understand that all member states sign up to the Hague convention. In fact, the EU signs up to the Hague convention, and therefore the member states are signed up as parties…30 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Jurisdiction and Judgments (Family) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Civil Partnership and Marriage (Same Sex Couples) (Jurisdiction and Judgments) (Amendment Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Thank you for the opportunity to reply, Sir David. The hon. Member for Bolton South East was absolutely right to identify the importance of this area. Three million EU nationals…30 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Jurisdiction and Judgments (Family) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Civil Partnership and Marriage (Same Sex Couples) (Jurisdiction and Judgments) (Amendment Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I understand what the hon. Lady says. While there might not have been a formal consultation, in the governmental sense, I assure her that we look at these issues with…30 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Jurisdiction and Judgments (Family) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Civil Partnership and Marriage (Same Sex Couples) (Jurisdiction and Judgments) (Amendment Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Jurisdiction and Judgments (Family) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.30 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Jurisdiction and Judgments (Family) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Civil Partnership and Marriage (Same Sex Couples) (Jurisdiction and Judgments) (Amendment Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019As always, Sir David, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. The two draft instruments form part of the Government’s preparations for the event that the UK should…30 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Jurisdiction and Judgments (Family) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Civil Partnership and Marriage (Same Sex Couples) (Jurisdiction and Judgments) (Amendment Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019There are the Hague conventions of 1970 and 1996. All EU member states are party to the 1996 convention. In addition, we have the 2007 Hague convention, which contains similar…30 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Jurisdiction and Judgments (Family) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Civil Partnership and Marriage (Same Sex Couples) (Jurisdiction and Judgments) (Amendment Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That is a matter that we would consider at the appropriate time, but my right hon. Friend makes a very good point. We are looking at those issues and are committed to them. In…30 Jan 2019HANSARDCourts IT SystemAs a diligent MP working for her constituency, my hon. Friend raised the particular issue of the Chelmsford courts with me yesterday, and I was pleased to tell her yesterday that…23 Jan 2019