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HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords]I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. He cuts to one of the most important issues in the debate about divorce, and I absolutely agree with him on the merit of organisations such as…08 Jun 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords]I am grateful to my hon. Friend. I can make the assurance that I, in my position as Lord Chancellor, will do everything I can to reinforce the important messages about the values…08 Jun 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords]I am very grateful to my hon. Friend, who served for a considerable period in the Department I now have the honour of leading. He is right to talk about the financial consequences…08 Jun 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords]I am very grateful to my right hon. Friend. I know that he, like me, is a doughty champion not only for the family, but the need to reduce conflict. I know that he makes his point…08 Jun 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend is absolutely right to remember the wider family concerns and the difficult position that grandparents—often on both sides of the divide—face when it comes to…08 Jun 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords]I will give way to my hon. Friend the Member for Winchester (Steve Brine) first, but I will come back to the hon. Member for Chesterfield (Mr Perkins).08 Jun 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend makes the point extremely eloquently that all of us are concerned about the institution of marriage. Those of us who value it and who are part of it can see its…08 Jun 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords]I could not put it better myself, and the hon. Gentleman makes his point with characteristic force.08 Jun 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords]I give way to the Chairman of the Justice Committee.08 Jun 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend will recall his Court of Appeal appearances, where the tribunal might have said, “Mr Neill, that’s your best point. You needn’t go any further.” He makes an…08 Jun 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords]I understand entirely my right hon. Friend’s concerns. The number of divorces has declined in recent years, but that perhaps goes back to the point made by my hon. Friend the…08 Jun 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords]As ever, I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for his constructive approach. He quite properly seeks to make a comparison with a nearby jurisdiction—a next-door jurisdiction—but…08 Jun 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords]I will just make some progress. I will of course allow for interventions in a proportionate way, remembering the time pressures that we are all under. The Bill purposefully does…08 Jun 2020HANSARD Sentencing (Pre-Consolidation Amendments) BillMadam Deputy Speaker, I crave your indulgence for a few moments to wind up this Third Reading debate. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Ipswich (Tom Hunt), who…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Sentencing (Pre-Consolidation Amendments) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. In listening to the short but meaningful debate in Committee, I was struck by the number of contributions that dealt…04 Jun 2020HANSARDPrison and Probation Service: Roadmap to Recovery (Covid-19)I am today announcing the Government’s plans for how Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service will start to recover from the impact of covid-19. I want to first pay tribute to…02 Jun 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. It is a great pleasure to open this Second Reading debate, albeit with a sense of déjà vu. Those of us who had the…28 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Crown Prosecution ServiceCovid-19 poses an unprecedented challenge to our criminal justice system, but I am pleased to say that we have successfully implemented contingency plans, including in the CPS and…27 Apr 2020HANSARDPublic Protection from Serious OffendersI congratulate the hon. Gentleman and welcome him to his new position. I am sure he will be taking a keen interest in tomorrow’s debate on the Domestic Abuse Bill, which I shall…27 Apr 2020HANSARDPublic Protection from Serious OffendersI have outlined one measure that we have taken. It came into force on 1 April, but that is just the first step, because we will also be bringing forward a sentencing White Paper,…27 Apr 2020