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HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI certainly agree that we need a more detailed analysis of the best approach to a threat that continues to change and develop. My hon. Friend is right about that, and it is right…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy right hon. and learned Friend is making a most compelling case for this legislation. For the sake of completeness, I am sure he will also have read and taken into account the…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI am grateful to my right hon. and learned Friend for giving way, because this is an important point. Will he confirm that, in coming to that conclusion and making that…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillWill my right hon. and learned Friend give way?12 Feb 2020HANSARD Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillMy right hon. and learned Friend makes a fair point. Is not that reinforced by the fact that the sentencing judge in the Vanessa George case specifically referred to the…11 Feb 2020HANSARD Business StatementMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right to ensure that this business has priority over all others, but can he give us the proposed timetable for the debates on the police grant…11 Feb 2020HANSARD Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillMy right hon. and learned Friend is absolutely right to say that the Bill is morally necessary and the right thing to do. Does he agree that this is really no more than an…11 Feb 2020HANSARD Release Under InvestigationMy hon. Friend makes an important point, and I know that he has real coalface experience of this. What might change a year down the track is that memories have faded, so the…05 Feb 2020HANSARD Release Under InvestigationThe hon. Gentleman is making a powerful point. Is not the real rub that because of the exchange in effect of bail for RUI, two safeguards are lost? The first is the protection of…05 Feb 2020HANSARD Release Under InvestigationThere is another problem with the notification procedure. The single letter, which is sent under the current system, makes it difficult to keep tabs on people. Frequently a person…05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceIt is a pleasure, as always, to follow the Chairman of the Select Committee, the hon. Member for Sheffield South East (Mr Betts), whose speech was characteristically thoughtful,…05 Feb 2020HANSARD Release Under InvestigationThe hon. Gentleman is making an impressive speech. Could his last point be dealt with by reforms to the codes of practice set out by the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, to…05 Feb 2020HANSARD Streatham IncidentI welcome the Lord Chancellor’s approach to this, because most of us recognise that the exceptional nature of this threat may require exceptional measures. However, can he help us…03 Feb 2020HANSARD Criminal LawIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion) and my hon. Friend the Member for Telford (Lucy Allan), who both made important points about the need to…28 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillAs a fellow lawyer, my right hon. Friend will know the importance of the doctrine of binding precedence—stare decisis—to our common law system. That was what the amendments sought…22 Jan 2020HANSARDEconomy and JobsMy hon. Friend makes an important point and I entirely agree with her. Does she agree that another strength and reason for the dominance of our financial services sector is that…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEconomy and JobsIt is a pleasure to see you back where we always thought you should be, Mr Deputy Speaker. During this debate, it struck me that we sometimes forget the fundamental: unless we get…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEconomy and JobsI welcome what my right hon. Friend is saying, but will he bear in mind in particular the need to protect the interests of the financial services sector, as Britain is a world…20 Jan 2020HANSARDLeaving the EU: Human RightsI welcome what the Attorney General has just said. Will he take the opportunity to remind many people that the United Kingdom is one of the founding fathers of the convention that…16 Jan 2020HANSARDConstitution, Democracy and Rights CommissionIt is a pleasure to see you back in the Chair in this Parliament, Mr Speaker. I very much welcome what the Lord Chancellor said about the independence of the judiciary. That is…14 Jan 2020