Speeches by Brown-Fuller.

“(3) A report under subsection (1) must assess the impact of the scheme—”

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“(a) on the efficiency and timeliness of court proceedings;”

“The new clause is a sunset clause that would require a report on the effectiveness of certain provisions of the Bill. If the report found that the provisions were not effective, the Secretary of State would have to bring forward regulations to repeal them; if it found that they were effective, the Secretary of State wo…”

“(b) on the availability of judges, legal practitioners, and court staff;”

“First, I want to set out that the Liberal Democrats are supportive of the Hillsborough law. We have only ever sought to strengthen the legislation, not to undermine it, and we will be supporting the carry-over motion this evening. But it is frustrating for everyone involved that we have reached this stage of having to …”

“I had the opportunity to test out my hand-eye co-ordination recently by joining Chichester Centurions hockey club. We have a thriving hockey community in Chichester, and Chichester hockey club has more than 650 members. They are at risk, however, of losing their pitch provision because the pitches are coming to end of …”

“Restriction on evidence or questions about complainant’s sexual history”

“Clause 8”

“Schedule 2 agreed to.”

“Question put, That the schedule be the Second schedule to the Bill.”

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“I recognise that the amendment is limited in scope because the Bill is limited in scope, especially when it comes to the family court. Perhaps rather cheekily, I was trying to get a report on the general health of the family court system because so many organisations tell Members across the House that they are really c…”

“The hon. Member is making an important point that we have not really discussed on the Committee. It is estimated that half the prison population have a reading age of less than 11; that is to say, they are counted as functionally illiterate. We have seen a decline in prison education. How does she expect all these pris…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. Clause 7 and schedule 2 will restrict the right to appeal the decision of a magistrates court to the Crown court, and will change the process that those appeals go through. Currently, a defendant has an automatic right of appeal from the magistrates court to the C…”

“Rape Crisis has pointed out that current practice ignores the fact that women are often subjected to multiple instances of sexual violence in their lives. Survivors have told Rape Crisis that they feel disbelieved, blamed and retraumatised when they simply try to seek justice. SafeLives and End Violence Against Women a…”

“Am I right in thinking that the hon. Member agrees with me that, when we are trying to legislate for what the most complex part of our justice system—families—that is an incredibly hard job? We all know from personal experience that the one thing that binds us all is that we have a family; we might disagree on whether …”

“I beg to move amendment 17, in schedule 2, page 52, line 5, leave out “on payment of a fee” and insert— “to victims of criminal offence without a fee within 14 days of a request”. This amendment would make magistrates’ court transcripts free for victims and requires that such transcripts are provided within 14 days of …”

“Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.”

“This has been a robust and important debate, and there are strong feelings on both sides of the argument. As I said earlier, we are legislating in a complex area. I think the shared opinion is that the intention is correct. Some of the questions that have been asked are legitimate, but I know the Minister is keen to wo…”