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Speeches by Farnsworth.

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10 Mar 2026Courts and Tribunals Bill

Anyone who has worked on the frontline of the criminal justice system knows that the Crown court crisis has been years in the making. Underfunding, austerity, covid and the changing nature of crime, with cases becoming increasingly complex and evidential volumes growing exponentially, have compounded the issue. The cha

crimeeconomy-jobs
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9 Mar 2026Support for NEET Young People

I am delighted that the Secretary of State is planning to visit the David Nieper Academy in Alfreton later this year. The school recently achieved zero NEETs at age 18 for the second year running by working closely with local industry and teaching employability skills. Local initiatives such as that should be complemen

economy-jobseducationlabour-market
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9 Mar 2026Support for NEET Young People

12. What steps he is taking to support young people into employment, education or training.

economy-jobseducationlabour-market
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9 Mar 2026Topical Questions

T8. I was pleased to see that the schools White Paper outlines significant reforms to support children with special educational needs and disabilities. Will the Minister outline how the Department is working with colleagues in the Department for Education to ensure that efforts to tackle the NEETS crisis—those not in e

labour-marketeducationsocial-care
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10 Feb 2026Justice Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1247)

Thank you so much.

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10 Feb 2026Justice Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1247)

Can you see a pathway to the testing, trialling and scale?

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10 Feb 2026Justice Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1247)

My next question is to Dr Lisa Wintersteiger, and it relates to service delivery models. How are organisations that provide legal advice and low-cost legal representation innovating their service delivery models?

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10 Feb 2026Justice Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1247)

It is also a barrier to access to justice when there are backlogs.

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10 Feb 2026Justice Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1247)

The circumstance that you have just described clearly sounds to me like a barrier to access to justice, as well as a bit of a blocker for the efficiency of the court.

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10 Feb 2026Justice Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1247)

Dr Drake, you mentioned small claims litigation earlier, and I want to give you the opportunity to speak a little bit more about that, particularly in the context of the impact of regulation on access to justice. I am aware that you have previously argued that removing small claims track litigation as a reserved legal

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10 Feb 2026Justice Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1247)

Good afternoon. My name is Linsey Farnsworth. I am the Member of Parliament for Amber Valley, and a former Crown prosecutor. I am the co-chair of the APPG on legal and constitutional affairs, a member of the access to justice APPG, and everything else is as per the register.

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10 Feb 2026Justice Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1247)

Thank you so much.

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10 Feb 2026Justice Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1247)

Can you see a pathway to the testing, trialling and scale?

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10 Feb 2026Justice Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1247)

My next question is to Dr Lisa Wintersteiger, and it relates to service delivery models. How are organisations that provide legal advice and low-cost legal representation innovating their service delivery models?

31
10 Feb 2026Justice Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1247)

It is also a barrier to access to justice when there are backlogs.

13
10 Feb 2026Justice Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1247)

The circumstance that you have just described clearly sounds to me like a barrier to access to justice, as well as a bit of a blocker for the efficiency of the court.

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10 Feb 2026Justice Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1247)

Dr Drake, you mentioned small claims litigation earlier, and I want to give you the opportunity to speak a little bit more about that, particularly in the context of the impact of regulation on access to justice. I am aware that you have previously argued that removing small claims track litigation as a reserved legal

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10 Feb 2026Justice Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1247)

Good afternoon. My name is Linsey Farnsworth. I am the Member of Parliament for Amber Valley, and a former Crown prosecutor. I am the co-chair of the APPG on legal and constitutional affairs, a member of the access to justice APPG, and everything else is as per the register.

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5 Feb 2026Domestic Animals: Welfare

Sticking with the theme of cats, my office was recently alerted to a rather troubling incident involving a cat whose owner had been taken into hospital unexpectedly, and no one was able to access the flat. It took many days for the police to obtain a warrant, and meanwhile all the RSPCA was able to do was post ice and

culture-communitysocial-care
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5 Feb 2026Domestic Animals: Welfare

8. What steps she is taking to help improve the welfare of domestic animals.

culture-communitysocial-care
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