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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman will be glad to note that, throughout this pandemic, the Ministry of Justice has funded accommodation support for people who otherwise would be released into…08 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is important to note that, as a result of increased diagnosis and testing, we have been able to establish with greater certainty the number of prisoners who are symptomatic or…08 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to my hon. Friend. I know that he met my colleague the Minister of State for Prisons and Probation at the end of November to discuss the issue of the consultation. I…08 Dec 2020HANSARDYouth Justice: Racial DisparityLike the hon. Lady, I want to see far more people from a diverse and BAME background in the senior judiciary. The truth is that the senior judiciary is often a product of the…08 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to raise an important issue that we undertook to get ready by the end of the year. I am confident that it will be ready by the end of the transition period…08 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI pay tribute to the hon. Lady for her consistent and passionate campaigning on this important issue, which is an addiction for far too many people. As she knows, my right hon.…08 Dec 2020HANSARDGovernment and Parliament: Relationship with CourtsI think perhaps the right hon. Gentleman is to be forgiven for his descent into hyperbole when it comes to the ambit of this review. It is all about the mechanism, and comments…08 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady knows that, since the beginning of this pandemic, we have taken unprecedented steps. All new arrivals in prison receptions are quarantined as part of our strategy of…08 Dec 2020HANSARDYouth Justice: Racial DisparityWe have taken important action across the review recommendations. For the three recommendations specific to youth, we have promoted parental and community involvement in referral…08 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am afraid the hon. Gentleman is wholly misinformed. That certainly is not my understanding of the negotiations, and he will forgive me if I say I am a little closer to them than…08 Dec 2020HANSARDYouth Justice: Racial DisparityI can assure the hon. Gentleman that that is far from the case. Indeed, 16 recommendations have been completed. There are two recommendations that we did not take up, but of the…08 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman will be glad to know that both the Law Society and the Bar Council agree that this year’s settlement was encouraging. Of course, it is not the end of the story,…08 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWith respect to the hon. Gentleman, he perhaps misses the whole point of the judicial review—independent review—which is all about making sure that the current ambit of…08 Dec 2020HANSARDIndependent Human Rights Act ReviewI am today announcing the creation of the independent Human Rights Act review. This review extends from our manifesto commitment and will take the form of an independent advisory…07 Dec 2020HANSARD Courts and Tribunals: RecoveryI will not repeat what I said with regard to investment and case levels in employment tribunals, but I assure my hon. Friend that the extra funding we have had in year means that…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Courts and Tribunals: RecoveryWe are acting. The second phase of the criminal legal aid review will be announced shortly, and the independent review can get on with its important work. I am acutely aware of…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Courts and Tribunals: RecoveryI thank my hon. Friend for taking such an interest in the magistrates’ retirement age. I undertake to work in a way that means we may dovetail our separate efforts with regard to…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Courts and Tribunals: RecoveryI readily join my hon. Friend in praising Devon and Cornwall police. She will be glad to know that the Home Secretary and I, who have joint responsibility for this, are working at…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Courts and Tribunals: RecoveryMy hon. Friend takes a keen interest in such matters. He is absolutely right to talk about a reduction in violence. Clearly, we need to look maturely and carefully at the overall…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Courts and Tribunals: RecoveryThe hon. Lady will be glad to know that the increase in victims funding continues, with an in-year increase of £15 million, which was separate from the covid funding that we have…03 Dec 2020