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HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Second sitting)Q And that is the end of the matter from your point of view? You think it is perfectly reasonable to continue down this road, even though it is very different from the…02 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Second sitting)Q Since we are having this helpful exchange, the change has been the Supreme Court entertaining the idea of proportionality as a general ground for judicial review. That has…02 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Second sitting)I was reading out a court judgment, so there are a number of distinguished judges who share the view I articulated, as you know, that proportionality has become a problem and the…02 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Second sitting)Q To be clear, I was reading out a recent judgment from a court. Steve Valdez-Symonds: The Supreme Court.02 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Second sitting)I am happy for any or all to take it. Steve Valdez-Symonds: I am happy to respond to that on behalf of Amnesty. With respect, I think that is to misunderstand the role of the…02 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Second sitting)Q I want to turn to the issue of proportionality. Witnesses may be aware of the recent judgment that says that “challenges to legislation on the grounds of discrimination are…02 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Second sitting)Q Forgive me for saying so, but I am asking questions, not commenting. I agree that there is an argument both for increasing the scope of the Bill and for dealing with some of the…02 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Second sitting)Q I do not know whether any of the witnesses are familiar with the recent comments of the Attorney General on these matters, which seem to contradict some of their evidence. She…02 Nov 2021HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill (Second sitting)I will give you some evidence in a second, but others may want to comment first. Ellie Cumbo: I was actually going to make a slightly different point that actually enhances the…02 Nov 2021HANSARD Judicial Review and Courts BillMy hon. Friend makes a compelling case along particular lines. She is right about access to legal recourse. I do not know whether she has had a chance to look at the important…26 Oct 2021HANSARD NHS Dentistry: LincolnshireIt is widely acknowledged that the Minister brings both understanding and diligence to her role. Does she recognise that there are particular problems in rural areas such as…20 Oct 2021HANSARD NHS Dentistry: LincolnshireThe circumstances are just as bad as my hon. Friend suggests. Indeed, Lincolnshire is the worst served of any midlands county, with the lowest proportion of dentists in the…20 Oct 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am not going to continue the debate about the United States, although there are some virtues in its system—appointments to the Supreme Court spring to mind. To bring matters…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Eleventh sitting)I entirely endorse what my hon. Friend is saying. Once the master had apologised, it is unlikely that the conference would be run there again. That is the point. Often, the people…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Eleventh sitting)I apologise, Sir Christopher, for not being here at the outset. I always take the opportunity to declare my interests in the Register of Members’ Financial Interested. I am…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Twelfth sitting)Further to that point of order, Mrs Cummins. The right hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington proposed me earlier as the spokesman of the ordinary members of this Committee, or…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Twelfth sitting)The emphasis here is on “may take into account”, in my hon. Friend’s words. The important thing is that those tribunals understand both the spirit and letter of the law that the…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move amendment 70, in schedule, page 17, line 36, at end insert— “14A After section 32, insert— ‘32A Section 26(1) duty: exception for higher education providers For the…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Twelfth sitting)The hon. Gentleman has not only anticipated fully my preliminary remarks, but the essence of my amendment and my speech. I was about to say that my efforts are to improve the…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Twelfth sitting)The difference was the statutory basis of what we did. I think there was a provision prior. Prevent is a longstanding part of the Contest strategy, which is the means by which…22 Sept 2021