Affiliation
House: Commons
Constituency: Amber Valley
Status: Current member
Linsey Farnsworth
LabBackbencher (MP)
CommonsAmber ValleyCurrent Member
Latest Activity
Sitting day: 2026-04-16
Activity total: 15
Contributions: 15
Votes recorded: 0
Current Offices
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Recent Votes
Recent recorded divisions
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
Commons - 2026-03-25T16:00:00+00:00
AyePassed
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
Commons - 2026-03-25T15:48:00+00:00
AyePassed
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
Commons - 2026-03-25T15:37:00+00:00
AyePassed
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
Commons - 2026-03-25T15:26:00+00:00
AyePassed
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
Commons - 2026-03-25T15:15:00+00:00
AyePassed
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
Commons - 2026-03-25T15:01:00+00:00
AyePassed
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
Commons - 2026-03-24T19:01:00+00:00
NoDefeated
Opposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
Commons - 2026-03-24T16:00:00+00:00
NoDefeated
Recent Participation
Recent speeches in the feed
Courts and Tribunals Bill (Sixth sitting)
2026-04-16 · 18:30Can I also just mention Newton hearings? A defendant has pleaded guilty but does not accept all the allegations that the prosecution’s case sets out—perhaps the most serious aggra…
Courts and Tribunals Bill (Sixth sitting)
2026-04-16 · 16:26The magistrates court goes through that process. The process of allocation to the Crown court bench division essentially mirrors what already happens in the magistrates court, and…
Courts and Tribunals Bill (Sixth sitting)
2026-04-16 · 16:18This is a decision that magistrates make every day. Every sitting day, they look at allocation, and they do not put their finger in the air to decide what the sentence might be. T…
Courts and Tribunals Bill (Fifth sitting)
2026-04-16 · 13:52Common assault, for example—
Courts and Tribunals Bill (Fifth sitting)
2026-04-16 · 12:56My point follows on from the powerful point the hon. Member is making about the need to look at good practice, which is something we should all get behind. Over my many years of w…
Courts and Tribunals Bill (Fourth sitting)
2026-04-14 · 15:41Mr Guest was giving evidence to the Justice Committee in his capacity on behalf of the CPS. He was talking with authority from the CPS, on the organisation’s behalf, on its offici…
Courts and Tribunals Bill (Fourth sitting)
2026-04-14 · 15:40On that point, will the hon. Member give way?
Courts and Tribunals Bill (Fourth sitting)
2026-04-14 · 15:40On that point, will the hon. Member give way?
Courts and Tribunals Bill (Third sitting)
2026-04-14 · 11:43But they are magistrates.
Courts and Tribunals Bill (Third sitting)
2026-04-14 · 11:43May I refer the hon. Member to the fact that the youth courts often deal with cases of this nature? They have sentencing powers of up to two years. Would the hon. Member suggest t…
Courts and Tribunals Bill (Third sitting)
2026-04-14 · 11:34Yes, that is correct; I was a Crown prosecutor for 21 years, and I worked all the way through the terrible, terrible years when the Conservative Government were absolutely ripping…
Courts and Tribunals Bill (Second sitting)
2026-03-25 · 17:49Q You said that your preference would be for two magistrates and a judge to sit together, and I understand your views on that. There are already examples in our criminal justice s…