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HANSARD CoronersMr Speaker, I hope to catch your eye later in today’s proceedings in order to thank you and others, but now I will confine my remarks to this measure and to congratulating the…24 May 2024HANSARD CoronersWith characteristic modesty, my hon. Friend has not mentioned his own very significant contribution on the Justice Committee and as a Minister, and the contribution that he and…24 May 2024HANSARD Victims and Prisoners BillMadam Deputy Speaker, as we leave the House together, may I start by wishing you the very best for the future? I remember, as a keen young Opposition spokesman, being your shadow…24 May 2024HANSARDTribunal and InquiriesWill the Minister give way on the topic of being nice?24 May 2024HANSARDTribunal and InquiriesI appreciate that this is perhaps one of the most contentious bits of legislation that we have to deal with in the wash-up, but I want to thank the Minister for the constructive…24 May 2024HANSARD Valedictory DebateIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Nickie Aiken), who reminded me that, as a young girl, she lived in Bromley. I am…24 May 2024HANSARDArrests and Prison CapacityDoes my right hon. Friend agree that this important debate, which touches upon not only public safety but the whole way in which our justice system operates, is best dealt with in…22 May 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice BillI have a lot of sympathy with the points the shadow Minister is making. It is right that there should be a power—I think we all agree—to prevent vile offenders from showing the…15 May 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice BillI am grateful to the Minister for those reassurances, but some of us have marked misgivings about the whole concept, which speaks a little more of gimmickry than anything likely…15 May 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice BillThis has been a wide-ranging debate, because it is a wide-ranging Bill, and it has touched on a number of difficult, sometimes sensitive and complex topics. However, the tone of…15 May 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice BillI am always happy to talk about it. It is my conviction that a single piece of legislation purely on one-punch manslaughter is not the answer. If there were to be legislation, it…15 May 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice BillI entirely agree with my hon. Friend. “Significant” is a good starting point for the work that we need to do. The intellectually rather convoluted approach that we have to joint…15 May 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice BillI agree with the hon. Gentleman’s sentiments. Many of these matters will require consideration —and, on the homicide angle, the involvement, I hope, of the Law Commission. It…15 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Lord Chancellor will know that there is particular concern about the growth of the remand population in our prisons, which causes great disruption. He will also know that the…14 May 2024HANSARDPublic Confidence in Victim SupportThe Minister is right to recognise the work that is being done on the victims code, and I appreciate the Government’s taking on board a number of the recommendations made by the…14 May 2024HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls: Prosecution RatesThe Attorney General rightly refers to the work done in relation to domestic violence. The most serious offences of violence against women and girls are rape and serious sexual…09 May 2024HANSARDEnd of Custody Supervised Licence: ExtensionThis is a perfectly rational, sensible and pragmatic response to the pressures in our prisons, and the Minister should take credit for it. However, I do ask him to reconsider the…08 May 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Offences BillI, too, pay tribute to the Minister for the extremely constructive way in which he has engaged with everybody on this matter. My initial position was entirely supportive of the…29 Apr 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Offences BillThere were certainly differences of opinion as to the appropriateness of the measure as a whole, with Dr Quirk being in a minority of three who took a different view, but there…29 Apr 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Offences BillI understand where the Minister is coming from, and of course he has provided a deal of reassurance, but I want to test this a little. Are we really assuming that it will be…29 Apr 2024