Speeches by Brown-Fuller.

“(8) Regulations under this section may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.”—(Jess Brown-Fuller.)”

“(4) The report must provide a conclusion by the Lord Chancellor on whether the reforms have been effective in reducing the number of cases awaiting trial at Crown Court.”

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

“This new clause would require the Government to pilot the removal of the right to elect trial by jury before national implementation, and to report to Parliament on its impact.”

“(b) Lay before Parliament a report on the assessment under paragraph (a).”—(Jess Brown-Fuller.)”

“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…”

“(d) any other effect of the provisions of sections 1 to 7 on the criminal justice system.”

“(a) commission an independent review of the pilot scheme, and”

“If the Government will not agree to a pilot or to a report that would allow us to scrutinise whether the changes that they have introduced in the Bill actually make a difference to the Crown court, how are Labour and opposition MPs able to scrutinise whether these changes have made a fundamental difference to the backl…”

“I would still like to press my new clause to a vote, because having a pilot we can refer to, as in the earlier two-trials model, is really important. We should be data and evidence led as a Parliament.”

“Brought up, and read the First time.”

“(3) Before the conclusion of the pilot scheme under subsection (2), the Lord Chancellor must—”

“New Clause 4”

“The new clause is consequential on amendment 16. Amendment 16 would require the Government to pilot the removal of the right to elect trial by jury before national implementation and report to Parliament on its impact. The design of these reforms has not been tested in practice, and there are many different estimations…”

“Review of the Feasibility of Two Court Sittings per day”

“(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.”

““(1) The Lord Chancellor must, within 12 months beginning on the day on which this Act comes into force, lay before Parliament an independent report into the feasibility of conducting two trials per day in designated court rooms (‘the Scheme’).”

“(7) The condition is that the number of cases awaiting trial in the Crown Court has in the opinion of the Lord Chancellor reduced to a sufficient extent.”

“(2) The scheme would allow for proceedings in a Crown Court to consist of—”

“(b) backlogs, and”