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HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)To my mind, that would appear to be a clarification.21 Apr 2026HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillThen there are two remedies: to re-convey the land to the local authority to do it correctly, or to bring an amendment that gives the local authority a role to play. The local…21 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)I think the evidence is that 3% of trials currently have a jury, and that will go down to 1.5%. That is a 50% reduction. Does the hon. Member not agree that that is a huge…21 Apr 2026HANSARDSecurity VettingThe Foreign Office raised severe concerns regarding Peter Mandelson’s links with Epstein, Russia and China in the due diligence report that the Prime Minister received before the…20 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Fifth sitting)I have listened patiently to the Minister’s arguments for two sittings. She said something that I really do want to ask her to reflect on. She has talked about jury burden, and…16 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Fifth sitting)Will the Minister give way?16 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Sixth sitting)On a point of order, Ms Jardine. I want to place on the record an apology to the shadow Minister. I have read some cases and, much to my surprise, I think the allocation process…16 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Sixth sitting)The point is that judges can make mistakes. That is why the Attorney General can appeal unduly lenient sentences. Why are the Government saying there cannot be a challenge in this…16 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Sixth sitting)I hate to break the consensus on the Opposition side, but I really do not see how we can say that judicial review is an appeal, and therefore why it is caught by this legislation…16 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Sixth sitting)But aspects of a Crown court decision that are not the trial by indictment can be reviewed. Other aspects of decision making can be reviewed, so I cannot see why an allocation…16 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Sixth sitting)Although judicial review of a Crown court decision is limited, Crown court decisions that are not part of the trial by indictment can be reviewed. I am sure an allocation decision…16 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Sixth sitting)Mistakes can be made. All I am asking is why the Government are saying that when a judge or magistrates have made a mistake, there can never be an appeal—mistakes happen.16 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Fourth sitting)And parties.14 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Second sitting)Q We all agree that the backlog is too great. Lord Burnett, in The Guardian this week retired Lord Justice of Appeal Sir Alan Moses argued that we could cut the backlog by a third…25 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Second sitting)I would like to hear your view. Clement Goldstone: Because of the involvement of the public and the right of the person to be tried by his or her peers—but something has to give.…25 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Second sitting)Q In Canada, 96% of your criminal trials are without a jury. In this country, 97% of our criminal trials are without a jury. Would you support reducing the percentage of jury…25 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Second sitting)Q And you do agree that defendant non-arrival is a cause of delays and of the backlog. Daniel Flury: It is certainly a cause of delays. As I said, it causes late starts and late…25 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Second sitting)Q Are you familiar with the argument of the retired Lord Justice of Appeal Sir Alan Moses, in The Guardian this week, that a third of the backlog could be cleared if we employed…25 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Second sitting)Q What about in the criminal context? Doug Downey: In the criminal context, it is not something that we have broached. I would have to have that conversation with my federal…25 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Second sitting)But would you support reducing the percentage even more in Canada? Doug Downey: We have an anachronism here in Canada with civil juries, which you got rid of quite some time ago.…25 Mar 2026