Speeches by Cox.

“My follow-up question is on the closer alignment of the service justice system with the civilian justice system. The Bill will give service courts and police similar powers to prevent sexual harm and domestic abuse. How will you ensure that those two systems—the civilian justice system and the service justice system—wo…”

“I am a member of the Justice Committee, so I am very interested in this: how do the Bill’s measures seek to improve existing support and protection for victims in the service justice system?”

“You touched on your work with the devolved Administrations. Is there anything anyone else would like to add on how this will have to work across the devolved Administrations?”

“Good morning. The MOD will play a vital role in ensuring cross-departmental collaboration and work so that the Covenant is implemented. Some have said that the MOD does not cover itself in glory on collaboration and collaborative working, even internally. I have two questions. First, is that something that you recognis…”

“My questions are to Mr Guest and Mr Atkinson. Mr Guest, under the Bill’s proposals for judge-only trials, the Crown court would have to decide whether a defendant is likely to be sentenced to three years or more. What information will be presented to the court to facilitate that determination?”

“Mr Atkinson, do you agree?”

“We have divergent views on that one. Allocation decisions under the Bill cannot be appealed. Do you expect that decisions would therefore be challenged by judicial review, Mr Guest?”

“Do you have a view on that?”

“Okay, thank you. I think my other question has already been covered, so I will stop there.”

“How will the new listing framework help to fast-track prosecutions for rape and serious sexual offences? What other measures is the Secretary of State introducing or supporting to that end, so that we can honour our manifesto commitments to bring perpetrators to swift justice?”

“1. What progress his Department has made on creating a national listing framework.”

“All I would suggest is that the ADR UK data has given rise to lots of more recent studies that are coming to very different conclusions and there is a range of opinions on this matter.”

“Good afternoon. I am Pam Cox. I am chair of the APPG on penal affairs, and my other interests are as declared on the register.”

“Are you satisfied, as the CPS, that it would be a fair process?”

“Mr Monteith. I am sure we all agree that we need much more research into questions of ethnicity and criminal justice data. To achieve it has been difficult, more difficult than it needed to be. I just wonder whether you are aware of data from the Administrative Data Research UK project for the MOJ, which offers insight…”

“Chair, may I say something? We are about to embark on questions on the matter, and this is, I think, a rather elaborate opening statement.”

“Would the hon. Member agree that legal judgment by peers or equals can include legal judgment by magistrates, and that indeed there is no ancient right to jury trial? To say so is to misrepresent the case.”

“I very much respect what my hon. Friend is saying, but the right to elect is not an ancient right; it was introduced in 1855 and escaped reforms in the 1970s. It is therefore a relatively recent addition to the judicial armoury.”

“Will the hon. Lady give way?”

“rose—”