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HANSARDSentencing White PaperI am grateful to the Chairman of the Justice Committee. We all know of his long and deep knowledge of the system as a practitioner. He is right to remind us of the purposes of…16 Sept 2020HANSARDSentencing White PaperI am grateful to the hon. and learned Lady. With regard to the latter matters, the Sentencing Council here in England and Wales has done a lot of work on sentencing of young…16 Sept 2020HANSARDSentencing White PaperMy hon. Friend is right. He represents the proud community of Blackpool, where I know that many law-abiding citizens are frankly fed up with the position they find themselves in.…16 Sept 2020HANSARDSentencing White PaperI thank the hon. Lady, whose constituency, of course, I know well—I appeared as a practitioner many, many times at the Crown court at Newport, both prosecuting and defending, and…16 Sept 2020HANSARDSentencing White PaperI pay tribute to my hon. Friend, who has taken a long and deep interest in this, both as a Member of Parliament and in her previous work as an adviser, when she, like me, took an…16 Sept 2020HANSARD Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [Lords]I am grateful to my hon. Friend and he is right to mention the New York convention. Indeed, it develops the point I made to my right hon. Friend the Member for Wokingham about our…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [Lords]I am grateful to my right hon. Friend, who will share my strong belief in the success of the legal services sector both in England and Wales, and in Scotland, as well as in the…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [Lords]I am always grateful to my hon. Friend, who served with distinction as a Justice Minister, for his long interest in these matters as a member of the profession. I did indeed…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [Lords]I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. Private international law might sound rather dry and technical— [Laughter.] I get ready assent from the hon. and learned…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [Lords]I share my hon. Friend’s enthusiasm and sense of impatience about the pace of change in fora such as the Council of Europe. I just need to caution him on this basis. When it comes…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [Lords]I give way to my hon. Friend the Chair of the Justice Committee.02 Sept 2020HANSARD Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [Lords]I am listening with great interest to the hon. Gentleman’s speech. Would he care to comment on the involvement of the noble Lord Falconer as a Minister in the passage of the…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [Lords]I can assure my hon. Friend that not only do the Government place a very high premium upon the importance of accession to Lugano, but I personally have vested my own time in…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [Lords]Indeed it has made some very trenchant comments about CRaG, and that is precisely why it is important that that Committee does its work on improving and enhancing the procedure. I…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [Lords]I am grateful to my hon. Friend. The Italian torpedo is not a reference to the successful naval action by the Royal Navy against the forces of fascist Italy in the second world…02 Sept 2020HANSARDAdministrative Law: Independent ReviewOn 31 July 2020, I announced, via press notice, the creation of an independent review of administrative law. I am today following up this announcement. This review extends from…01 Sept 2020HANSARDPrison Service Pay Review Body: Government ResponseI am today announcing the Government’s decision on pay rises for prison staff. The Prison Service pay review body (PSPRB) has made its recommendations for the 2020-21 pay award.…21 Jul 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?21 Jul 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. May I take this opportunity to thank hon. and right hon. Members from across the House for their careful scrutiny of the…21 Jul 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillI think it would be the right thing to do to allow our hon. Friend to compose himself for a moment as he remembers and shares with the House the horror of the effects of…21 Jul 2020