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HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Offences BillI understand that, and I can see my hon. Friend’s point, hence the two amendments. My point is that he is praying in aid, as another reason for not having a sunset clause, the…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 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 BillThe right hon. Gentleman makes a perfectly fair point. That is why I hope we can find a formula to revisit this issue as the Bill makes progress. Given the expansive policy…29 Apr 2024HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillLike my hon. Friend the Member for Gloucester (Richard Graham), I understand where the hon. Gentleman is coming from, and I do not have a problem with the abolition of section 21…24 Apr 2024HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, as I am the owner of a single residential flat that is let out. I simply want to say that, in…24 Apr 2024HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillI welcome new clause 30, because the reality is that county courts are already under very great pressure indeed. However, carrying out the assessment will itself bring a cost and,…24 Apr 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI appreciate the tone and manner in which the Minister is approaching this difficult issue, but can he help on one matter? I understand his point that some amendments might have…17 Apr 2024HANSARDReducing ReoffendingThank you, Mr Speaker. I welcome my right hon. and learned Friend’s comments about the progress made on tackling reoffending, but he will be aware that it remains stubbornly high.…26 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsJoshua Rozenberg KC has presented “Law in Action” on Radio 4 over the past 20 years, and it has frequently shed important light on areas of our justice system that need attention.…26 Mar 2024HANSARD Post Office (Horizon System) Offences BillI am very grateful to the Secretary of State for giving way, and I also pay tribute to the exceptional work of my hon. Friend the Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake)…20 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy right hon. and learned Friend makes a very powerful point, with which I have much sympathy. Between now and future stages of the Bill, could the Government not think about how…18 Mar 2024HANSARDInternational Humanitarian LawI welcome the Attorney General’s comments. I think every one of us shares the desire for the fighting to stop, and respect for the International Court of Justice. However, does…14 Mar 2024HANSARDPost Office LegislationEveryone wants to see the sub-postmasters’ suffering brought to an end as swiftly as possible, and I welcome what the Minister has said about simplifying and speeding up the…13 Mar 2024HANSARDPrisons and Probation: Foreign National OffendersI commend the Secretary of State for his characteristically thoughtful and measured approach. Does he agree that it does no one any good service to try to reduce this issue to…12 Mar 2024HANSARDGibraltar: UK-EU NegotiationsI refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, as chair of the all-party group on Gibraltar. Does the Minister recognise that our group has visited Gibraltar…11 Mar 2024HANSARDHorizon System: Exoneration of Sub-postmastersMy right hon. and learned Friend will know that, only last week, the Court of Appeal criminal division, presided over by the Lady Chief Justice, quashed in bulk a number of…20 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI would make two points about that. In fact, I supported the noble Lord Cameron in that regard because it was a political decision. It is also worth looking at the practical…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI have been agreeing with the basic thrust that it is the Bill or nothing, but may I gently say something to my hon. Friend about the European Court of Human Rights? If he looks…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI think my hon. Friend needs to bear in mind that the application that was made to Strasbourg was also about the circumstances of an individual case, so that is no different.…17 Jan 2024