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HANSARDTopical QuestionsBoth as a constituency MP and when I look at the media, I am concerned by increasing reports of cases being adjourned, often at the last minute, for the lack of a judge being…04 Jun 2019HANSARDPrison Officers: SuicideMay I start by welcoming my hon. and learned Friend to his post? I think this is the first question time that he has taken in his new role. Does my hon. and learned Friend agree…04 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Performing Arts6. What assessment he has made of the potential effect on the performing arts of the UK leaving the EU.23 May 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Performing ArtsAs my hon. Friend the Minister will know, the UK has the most vibrant performing arts sector in the whole of Europe. An important part of that is the ability of UK companies to…23 May 2019HANSARDLegal Professionals: Pro Bono WorkI warmly welcome my hon. and learned Friend to her new position and wish her well. She will know that the importance of legal advice is a theme that occurs in Gilbert and…23 May 2019HANSARD Leaving the European UnionThank you, Mr Speaker. The Prime Minister rightly referred in her statement to the importance of leaving in a way that maintains the closest possible security, policing and…22 May 2019HANSARD Leaving the European UnionThe Prime Minister rightly referred in her statement— [ Interruption. ]22 May 2019HANSARDProbation ReformI will do my best, Mr Speaker. I welcome this statement and I hope that anyone who cares about the criminal justice system will also welcome it. It is a good thing for Governments…16 May 2019HANSARDSpanish Parliamentary Election: GibraltarI am deeply flattered and touched, Mr Speaker. For completeness, I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I know that the people and…14 May 2019HANSARDPrisons and ProbationIt is always a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Delyn (David Hanson), my very well respected colleague on the Justice Committee. I am always immensely grateful for the…14 May 2019HANSARDPrisons and ProbationUnless he is in the Cabinet.14 May 2019HANSARDPrisons and ProbationThat was very shocking evidence indeed. Frankly, it is an indictment of every one of us that we are releasing people under those circumstances. I have here a piece of evidence…14 May 2019HANSARD Buildings with ACM CladdingI warmly welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement, and thank both him and the Minister of State. I know that achieving this result has required significant legal complexities to…09 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. British businesses in all sectors currently benefit greatly from the ability of UK-based law firms to advise and act for them on contractual, regulatory and intellectual…30 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingMy right hon. Friend is right to talk about the quality of care. Does he recognise that Bromley, his next-door neighbour, provides an example of a willingness to participate in…24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingI am glad that my right hon. Friend is reminding Labour Members of Labour’s record. Someone had to come in and pick up the pieces in 2010. Might he also like to remind them that…24 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe law regarding the sentencing of offenders has grown piecemeal and become ever more complex, even for experienced judges and practitioners. Bearing that in mind and noting that…23 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Legal SystemThe Solicitor General’s evidence to the Justice Committee was indeed crystal clear. Does my right hon. Friend also agree that it is critical for civil justice co-operation that…23 Apr 2019HANSARD South-Eastern Rail FranchiseI happen to agree with my hon. Friend the Minister about the benefits that come from franchising. Having said that, perhaps he will take this point in the spirit in which I make…23 Apr 2019HANSARD European CouncilWill the Prime Minister accept the very clear message I got from my fellow commuters from Chislehurst this morning, who I think are pretty representative of my constituency? They…11 Apr 2019