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HANSARD Legal Advice: ProrogationI welcome the Attorney General’s very clear statement of the importance that he and, I am sure, the whole Government attach to the impartiality and independence of the judiciary.…25 Sept 2019HANSARDLegal Services Sector9. What steps his Department is taking with the Department for International Trade to promote the UK legal services sector overseas.05 Sept 2019HANSARDLegal Services SectorThere is always more than one way to be overlooked. Does the Minister accept that, at present, the United Kingdom has the second largest market in legal services in the world and…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Building SafetyI wrote to the Secretary of State on Monday about the position of my constituents in Northpoint in Bromley. I welcome his announcement. Will he confirm that the establishment of…05 Sept 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: GibraltarI refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I welcome my right hon. Friend to his post and his early engagement with Her Majesty’s Government over…03 Sept 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Gibraltar8. What recent discussions he has had with the Government of Gibraltar on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.03 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal)I have been a member of my party for 50 years, and throughout that time, I have believed in our membership of the European Union. I campaigned for that in the referendum. My…03 Sept 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [Lords]I welcome the principle behind the Bill. In setting out the enabling nature of the measure, will the Minister bear in mind that there is an underlying principle, consistent with…16 Jul 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [Lords]That certainly can be looked at as the Bill proceeds in Committee and, no doubt, when the online procedure rule committee is adopted. It is worth looking at the transcript of the…16 Jul 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [Lords]I welcome the thrust of the Bill, which is an important, if modest, piece of legislation. The Minister is right to say that it is an enabling Bill. It is welcomed by the judiciary…16 Jul 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [Lords]I believe that that will be welcomed by a number of practitioners. Can the Minister ensure that, in practice, no bureaucratic impediments will be put in the way of that happening?…16 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn his speech at the Mansion House last week, the Secretary of State rightly and powerfully paid tribute to the integrity and value of an independent judiciary to this country.…09 Jul 2019HANSARDShort SentencesI welcome the link that my right hon. Friend has made between sentencing and probation. Does he agree that one of the compelling arguments in favour of reform is that the vast…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Divorce, Dissolution and Separation BillAs an Anglo-Catholic, I take the hon. Gentleman’s point about the sacrament strongly, but I do not believe, in societal terms, that it makes very much difference. In truth, many…25 Jun 2019HANSARD Divorce, Dissolution and Separation BillI entirely agree with the hon. Gentleman. I have to say that from my own limited experience and from speaking to those who continue to practise, no area of law is perhaps more…25 Jun 2019HANSARD Divorce, Dissolution and Separation BillI have thought about this with care. Obviously, to practising Christians and those of other faiths, the end of a marriage is not to be taken lightly, but I am glad the Secretary…25 Jun 2019HANSARD Divorce, Dissolution and Separation BillIt is a pleasure, as always, to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Congleton (Fiona Bruce). She made a heartfelt speech. I know that this is a matter on which she feels very…25 Jun 2019HANSARD Divorce, Dissolution and Separation BillI take my hon. Friend’s point. My pupil master, when I started at the Bar, had practised in divorce work under precisely those arrangements prior to the 1969 Act. They used to get…25 Jun 2019HANSARD Divorce, Dissolution and Separation BillI agree and that was certainly my experience as a lawyer. That is the experience of the majority of practitioners and the majority of the judiciary to whom I have spoken. When I…25 Jun 2019HANSARD Divorce, Dissolution and Separation BillThank you, Mr Speaker—Mr Deputy Speaker. That was, perhaps, a Freudian slip.25 Jun 2019