All 1 Marsha De Cordova contributions to the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

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Tue 26th Oct 2021

Judicial Review and Courts Bill Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Judicial Review and Courts Bill

Marsha De Cordova Excerpts
2nd reading
Tuesday 26th October 2021

(2 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Marsha De Cordova Portrait Marsha De Cordova (Battersea) (Lab)
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It is great that the Justice Secretary is talking about ensuring that this new court building will be fully accessible and inclusive, but going back to the point about digitisation, how will he ensure that everybody who needs online access will be able to access things online and that no communities will be left behind as a result of this Bill?

Dominic Raab Portrait Dominic Raab
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The hon. Lady is right to raise that concern. All of this work to modernise court and tribunal proceedings, which is necessary in its own right, will help to bring down the backlog of cases created by the pandemic. Physical hearings will always be available for those who need and want to use them, so that those who are uncomfortable or cannot access the digital and online applications will not be prejudiced. I hope that gives her the reassurance she needs to support this Bill on Second Reading.