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Schedule 3 - Leadership of Tribunals

Courts and Tribunals Bill

Alex Norris made a speech in the House of Commons

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. Before I turn to the substance of this important Bill, let me recognise those who have helped bring it to this stage: those who have sat...

Government Response to the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts

Ministry of Justice

Written Ministerial Statements

This Government inherited a criminal justice system in crisis - not just woefully underfunded, but unfit to deliver for our citizens in the 21st century. The record and rising backlog we...

Topical Questions

Alex Norris made a speech in the House of Commons

I am grateful for that question. It should discomfit colleagues that, in many cases, lots and lots of people across our communities have served long beyond their sentence and have not been...

Topical Questions

Alex Norris made a speech in the House of Commons

I understand that the hon. Gentleman is a champion of individual liberty, and I understand him to be someone who believes in the equal application of liberty for individuals too. He must, surely,...

Topical Questions

Alex Norris made a speech in the House of Commons

Yes, I give the hon. Gentleman the assurance that I have no concerns in that regard. The device we used was the commencement order. We chose to commence the provisions for some offences, but not...

Topical Questions

Alex Norris made a speech in the House of Commons

I recognise the ambition of local partners to develop a justice quarter in Milton Keynes. I know that engagement has gone on—indeed, the Courts Minister is going to meet MPs—and that...

Topical Questions

Alex Norris made a speech in the House of Commons

As I have mentioned, the Courts and Tribunals Bill will shortly come back to this House. The record and rising Crown court backlog we inherited has more than doubled from around 38,000 cases in...

Imprisonment for Public Protection Sentences

Alex Norris made a speech in the House of Commons

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for the question, and the spirit in which it was asked. I will not be drawn on that individual case if it is with the Attorney General, because it is right...

Imprisonment for Public Protection Sentences

Alex Norris made a speech in the House of Commons

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for her considered question. I have had similar conversations in my constituency surgeries, and I recognise the challenges that those prisoners face. In the...

Imprisonment for Public Protection Sentences

Alex Norris made a speech in the House of Commons

Our Government will bring forward legislation to end the IPP sentence by the end of this Parliament. We will do so through cross-party engagement. We recognise that these are complex cases,...

Foreign National Offenders: Deportation

Alex Norris made a speech in the House of Commons

I congratulate my hon. Friend on her new position. I have a double degree of anxiety: as a former Justice Minister, she will know very well of what she speaks, but she is also a Derby MP, which...

Foreign National Offenders: Deportation

Alex Norris made a speech in the House of Commons

The right hon. Gentleman may well have seen that I set out the Government’s approach in this regard from this Dispatch Box in July. He will know, and it is important to reiterate this, that...

Foreign National Offenders: Deportation

Alex Norris made a speech in the House of Commons

The Government have increased foreign national offender returns by 41%, with more than 3,000 foreign national offenders removed directly from prison last year through the early removal scheme....

Trial by Jury

Alex Norris made a speech in the House of Commons

I assure the hon. Lady that we will consider all evidence that is submitted, and certainly evidence submitted by those experts who I talked about in my opening answer. I am afraid that we cannot...

Trial by Jury

Alex Norris made a speech in the House of Commons

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I reiterate my commitment to the hon. Gentleman and to the House: if people have an interest in the legislation and want to discuss it, our door is open.

Trial by Jury

Alex Norris made a speech in the House of Commons

This is interesting: the Opposition do not know how to deal with either the new Prime Minister or the new Government. When we talk about wanting to improve things in the collective interest of...

Trial by Jury

Alex Norris made a speech in the House of Commons

The shadow Secretary of State seeks to run ahead of the process that is going on at the moment. It is very important that Parliament has the opportunity to consider this really important...

Trial by Jury

Alex Norris made a speech in the House of Commons

I would always caution the hon. Gentleman about believing reports. When there are things to be said, they will be said from the Dispatch Box. I think he would expect that I, as the new Lord...

Trial by Jury

Alex Norris made a speech in the House of Commons

Last week, the Leader of the House announced that the Courts and Tribunals Bill will return to this House on 13 October. I have been clear that my priority is to reduce the Crown court waiting...

Criminal Justice Reform

Commons debates

I really recognise the importance of that question, and indeed the anxiety caused for survivors of domestic abuse as a result of the changes. We need clearer, earlier flagging. That is something...