Speeches by Brown-Fuller.

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

“I am happy to withdraw the new clause, on the basis that the Government continue to work on the measures that they have already introduced. Let me quickly put on the record the work of my hon. Friend the Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney), who has been campaigning for access to court transcripts for many years. She…”

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

“(b) an afternoon session, commencing at 14:00 and concluding at 18:00.”

“(a) a morning session, commencing at 09:00 and concluding at 13:00; and”

“Will the Minister give way?”

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

“(2) A report under this section must be laid—”

“(5) Where the report concludes that the provisions have not been effective, the Lord Chancellor must make regulations providing for the immediate repeal of sections 1 to 7.”

“The feeling of the organisations and charities that I have spoken to is that everybody in the judiciary should have the opportunity to go through trauma-informed training and training around violence against women and girls, around coercive control and around recognising and identifying racial bias so we can make sure …”

“(i) domestic abuse,”

“I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.”

“I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. New clause 7 would require the Lord Chancellor to lay before Parliament a strategy for victim-led case management in relation to criminal court proceedings. The Government have highlighted the challenges that victims face in their briefings on the Bill’s provisions …”

“I am pleased the Minister recognises the Government must go a long way to do more for victims, but it is getting harder for services such as victim support to manage an ever-increasing caseload. I am keen to press this new clause to a vote, because the idea of victim-led case management, which many of the courts are ke…”

“(2) Training provided under subsection (1) must cover—”

“The Minister talks about the practice of floating trials or over-listing, which we know is so harrowing for victims, who get themselves ready for a case only for it to not go ahead. Quite often they are not told that they have a floating case or that their case has been listed; they are just told that their case has be…”

“I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.”

“The Minister said she could not support new clause 2 on RASSO courts tabled by the hon. Member for Warrington North, and other similar new clauses, because they would improve the experience of victims but do nothing to improve timelines. Well, I am delighted that my new clause 3 will address all those problems. We all …”

“I rise to speak to my new clause 6, which would introduce specialist courts for sexual offences and domestic abuse cases. It is similar to new clause 2, tabled in the name of the hon. Member for Warrington North, and Conservative new clause 25, tabled in the name of the hon. Member for Bexhill and Battle. We tabled new…”

“(2) HM Courts and Tribunals Service must ensure that such transcripts are provided within 14 days of a request.”