Speeches by Mullan.

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“New Clause 35”

“(2) Inspectors under this section are collectively known as ‘His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Criminal Court Administration’ (‘the Inspectorate’).”

“(3) The Lord Chancellor must appoint one of the persons so appointed to be His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Criminal Court Administration.”

“(5) It is the duty of the Inspectorate to inspect and report to the Lord Chancellor on—”

“(a) the administration and operation of the system that supports the carrying on of the business of—”

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““overriding presumption should be jury trial, with very, very limited exceptions.””

“(7) The Lord Chancellor must lay before Parliament—”

“(a) any report under this section within one month of receiving it; and”

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“Question put, That the clause be read a Second time.”

“New Clause 30”

“The need for a sunset clause is further emphasised by the significant concerns raised regarding the quality of justice that will be delivered under the new arrangements. Many representative bodies and campaign groups, including the Bar Council and JUSTICE, have warned that moving serious cases to what they describe as …”

“It is all very well for the Minister to make that statement. Why does she think that?”

“I intervened when the Minister said she thought that extending sitting hours would make things worse. When I asked her to explain that, she then said that she thought the benefit would be minimal. That is a different point. Given that we have said there should be an extensive consultation to figure out all those things…”

“New Clause 29”

“As I have alluded to several times, the Conservative party is considering more broadly how we tackle judicial accountability in all its different elements. It would be premature for us to settle on this new clause if, as the hon. Member for Chichester pointed out, it had to be necessarily narrow to fit in the Bill. On …”

“Duty to provide trauma-informed training”

“Question put, That the clause be read a Second time.”