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HANSARDCovid-19: Justice SystemAt the beginning of the pandemic, we were guided by public health advice, and we took immediate and decisive action across prison, probation, youth justice and courts services, to…16 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Justice SystemThe hon. Lady will be glad to know that I regularly engage with the Welsh Government, Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service, and Her Majesty’s Prisons and Probation Service…16 Mar 2021HANSARD“A Smarter Approach to Sentencing” White PaperLast week, we introduced the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. This landmark piece of legislation will deliver on the commitments that I made in the White Paper to make…16 Mar 2021HANSARD“A Smarter Approach to Sentencing” White PaperAs ever, I am grateful for my hon. Friend’s continued commitment to this issue. We are expanding the use of electronic monitoring to support robust and responsive community…16 Mar 2021HANSARD“A Smarter Approach to Sentencing” White PaperThe hon. Lady is absolutely right to refer to the female offender strategy, which is at the heart of our approach to women offenders—the trauma-informed approach that she knows is…16 Mar 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillAs the right hon. Member for Tottenham (Mr Lammy) said, it is an honour to close this debate and to follow other right hon. and hon. Members. This two-day debate has been an…16 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe entire country has been shocked and appalled by the disappearance of Sarah Everard and the discovery of her body last week, and I know the thoughts of the whole House are with…16 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments, but no, I do not have any second thoughts. The particular provisions on protests are a reflection of the Law Commission’s 2015 report…16 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to my hon. Friend the Chair of the Justice Committee for raising the important issue of problem-solving courts. This will be an opportunity to bring together not…16 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Gentleman is right to raise the worrying statistics about the gap that exists between the system and the confidence of women, in particular, who feel that the…16 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI think I am entitled to be more than a little annoyed by the refusal of the Opposition to come together to work to achieve a better society for women and girls— [ Interruption. ]…16 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf the answer to the hon. Lady’s question is separation, it is entirely misconceived. The jurisdictions of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland should be standing…16 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will be making announcements on the independent review and the next steps very shortly. Judicial review plays a vital review in upholding the rule of law, and the reason we…16 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to the hon. Lady for raising that question. The primary responsibility for the superintendence of the CPS rests with my right hon. and learned Friend the Attorney…16 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am delighted to let my hon. Friend know that, as a result of the campaigning that he and other Nottinghamshire colleagues have undertaken, we will be opening a Nightingale court…16 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI greatly respect the hon. Gentleman, and I am more than happy to have a longer discussion with him in real time about the evolution of the legal aid system, which evolved under…16 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is a doughty representative of his constituency. Rightly, he has consistently raised those issues with me on behalf of concerned local residents. The Department has…16 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman—I nearly said my hon. Friend—makes a very important point. I am looking very carefully at those provisions. It is important to remember that the magistrates…16 Mar 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillNo, I will not give way to the right hon. Gentleman. I do not think I can do justice to the number of inaccuracies, generalisations and false assertions—inadvertent assertions, I…16 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Legal Aid Sector SupportWith regard to the legal aid sector during this crisis, we have expanded the scope of and relaxed the evidence requirements for hardship payments in Crown court cases, including…16 Mar 2021