Affiliation
House: Commons
Constituency: Amber Valley
Status: Current member
Backbencher (MP)
Affiliation
House: Commons
Constituency: Amber Valley
Status: Current member
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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
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
Commons - 2026-03-25T15:48:00+00:00
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
Commons - 2026-03-25T15:37:00+00:00
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
Commons - 2026-03-25T15:26:00+00:00
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
Commons - 2026-03-25T15:15:00+00:00
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
Commons - 2026-03-25T15:01:00+00:00
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
Commons - 2026-03-24T19:01:00+00:00
Opposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
Commons - 2026-03-24T16:00:00+00:00
Recent Participation
Recent speeches in the feed
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 (Fourth sitting)
2026-04-14It is the case.
Courts and Tribunals Bill (Fourth sitting)
2026-04-14Clause 2 relates to measures that have not come into force yet, so my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull East cannot possibly have any experience of that.
Courts and Tribunals Bill (Fourth sitting)
2026-04-14On a point of order, Ms Butler. I seek guidance on how we get back to clause 2, because we have veered off significantly from it. Clause 2 relates to provisions that have not yet…
Courts and Tribunals Bill (Third sitting)
2026-04-14We have heard a lot about the Bar Council and the Law Society. What we have not heard a lot about is the position of the Crown Prosecution Service on this point. If the Crown Pros…
Courts and Tribunals Bill (Third sitting)
2026-04-14It is right that we should talk about language. I refer the hon. Member to guidance on the CPS website in relation to the use of the term “victim”. In its guidance, the CPS says t…
Courts and Tribunals Bill (Third sitting)
2026-04-14Is the hon. Gentleman saying two different things? At the start, I heard him say that we have fairness across the whole criminal justice system, but he seems now to be suggesting…