Affiliation
House: Commons
Constituency: Wimbledon
Status: Current member
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)
Affiliation
House: Commons
Constituency: Wimbledon
Status: Current member
Latest Activity
Sitting day: 2026-04-16
Activity total: 8
Contributions: 8
Votes recorded: 0
Current Offices
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)
Parliamentary post
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 (Sixth sitting)
2026-04-16 · 18:46On a point of order, Ms Jardine. I want to place on the record an apology to the shadow Minister. I have read some cases and, much to my surprise, I think the allocation process d…
Courts and Tribunals Bill (Sixth sitting)
2026-04-16 · 17:12But aspects of a Crown court decision that are not the trial by indictment can be reviewed. Other aspects of decision making can be reviewed, so I cannot see why an allocation dec…
Courts and Tribunals Bill (Sixth sitting)
2026-04-16 · 17:01Although judicial review of a Crown court decision is limited, Crown court decisions that are not part of the trial by indictment can be reviewed. I am sure an allocation decision…
Courts and Tribunals Bill (Sixth sitting)
2026-04-16 · 16:54I hate to break the consensus on the Opposition side, but I really do not see how we can say that judicial review is an appeal, and therefore why it is caught by this legislation…
Courts and Tribunals Bill (Sixth sitting)
2026-04-16 · 16:43Mistakes can be made. All I am asking is why the Government are saying that when a judge or magistrates have made a mistake, there can never be an appeal—mistakes happen.
Courts and Tribunals Bill (Sixth sitting)
2026-04-16 · 16:42The point is that judges can make mistakes. That is why the Attorney General can appeal unduly lenient sentences. Why are the Government saying there cannot be a challenge in this…
Courts and Tribunals Bill (Fifth sitting)
2026-04-16 · 13:19I have listened patiently to the Minister’s arguments for two sittings. She said something that I really do want to ask her to reflect on. She has talked about jury burden, and ab…
Courts and Tribunals Bill (Fifth sitting)
2026-04-16Will the Minister give way?