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HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords]Will my right hon. and learned Friend give way?08 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Emergency Worker Assault CasesThis is the first time I have had the chance in the Chamber to welcome the Attorney General to her post. I hope that she will take up the invitation to appear before the Justice…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Sentencing (Pre-Consolidation Amendments) BillI warmly congratulate my right hon. and learned Friend the Lord Chancellor on the Bill and on his speech. In that very succinct and elegant speech, he made the case for why it is…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Sentencing (Pre-Consolidation Amendments) BillI am delighted to see the hon. Member for Stockton North (Alex Cunningham) in his place on the Opposition Front Bench. I know that the Justice Committee, which I have the honour…04 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Tests for Key WorkersWhat progress he has made on ensuring that all key workers are able to access a covid-19 test.05 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Tests for Key WorkersTesting of staff and residents at care homes in my constituency is being delivered by referrals either through the Care Quality Commission or through the pilot partnership that…05 May 2020HANSARDFire Safety BillIt is a pleasure to speak in this important debate. This is a sensible Bill, which I hope the whole House will support. I too pay tribute both to the memory of those who lost…29 Apr 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. and learned Member for Edinburgh South West (Joanna Cherry), and to see the Lord Chancellor be supported, albeit at some distance on the Front…28 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: PrisonsI know that all members of the Select Committee will wish to associate themselves with the Secretary of State’s tribute to prison staff and their work. Does my right hon. and…27 Apr 2020HANSARDAccess to Employment for Ex-offendersI am grateful for that progress, but can the Secretary of State tell me when we will be in a position where all prisons will have this provision? Will she also tell me what…09 Mar 2020HANSARDAccess to Employment for Ex-offenders8. What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on improving access to employment for ex-offenders.09 Mar 2020HANSARD Environment BillI welcome my right hon. Friend to his place, and I welcome the Bill because it is a valuable step forward, but does he recognise that particulate pollution is a very real cause…26 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillThat is an interesting point, but, with respect to my right hon. Friend, it is a wholly different consideration. There has been much debate on this point. The Select Committee has…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Leaseholders and CladdingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn) on securing the debate. I agree with the thrust…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy hon. Friend makes an important point. In legal parlance, I would say that is the most material consideration in distinguishing between those cases and the ones we are dealing…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Leaseholders and CladdingI understand that, but the Minister will understand that people at Northpoint are forking out £11,000 for every month that the conversations go on. They have to be brought to an…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillThe Minister is making a good speech, and I recognise the various measures the Government are taking to invest in the prison estate and in staffing. On the point made by the hon.…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy right hon. Friend makes an interesting point. We will want to look at a number of issues when we debate the sentencing Bill. However, I say by way of caution that when we start…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI understand that point and we can debate it in broader terms when the larger piece of sentencing legislation is introduced, as I understand it will be later in the Session. The…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillThe speeches from both Front Benchers have been very thoughtful and that matches the significance of this debate. My right hon. and learned Friend the Lord Chancellor made a very…12 Feb 2020