, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
That's brilliant. Thank you very much indeed. Thank you.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
Good. Well, I'm glad you're going there—that really is welcome as well. Thank you so much. We'll send you a transcript. If it's not too much of an imposition, if there are areas that we just want to follow up on, we might write to you as well.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
Okay, thank you very much. Colleagues, thank you very much. Lord Bellamy and your colleagues, thank you very much for being with us today here in person—we really appreciated it—and for spending a few more minutes extra than we'd advised you of in advance. We…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
It's still a Bill. [Laughter.] It's soft and—. It's being moulded as we speak, but you're holding out the hope that it's still a Bill.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
We will.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
And as the analysis has been done—. So, the worry is: will ever everything that needs to be within it, will there be things that are missed or omitted by chance or error, or simply because of time pressures? So, can I ask you quite seriously, do you have any…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
Thank you for that answer. It might be that we try and take the opportunity as a committee, or committees, to glean some information from some of the expert advice that is out there in legal and civil society in Wales on their concerns that they currently…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
Okay, thank you. We are over time. We've only got a couple of other questions, and we'd like to get them in. We really appreciate the generosity of you spending a few more minutes with us; we're nearly there—we are. Can I just ask, Peredur, James, is there…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
Sioned, okay? Thank you.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
Thank you, Jenny.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
Jenny.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
Sioned, do you mind if I bring James in, just for a moment? James.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
You can use the headsets now.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
Thank you very much. Sioned, over to you.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
That's very kind. Perhaps another 10 minutes or so—yes, that would be brilliant.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
Thank you. Thank you very much for that. Sioned.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
That's very welcome indeed. Thanks, James. That was really helpful. As you say, quite rightly, you can't be marking your own homework, so we're not going to probe into the independent review of criminal legal aid today. But, can I just—? Aside of that, you…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
Yes, yes.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
There we are. Brilliant. James.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
Yes, we'll head towards that. We'll try and get out on time. So, colleagues, we'll need to speed up a little—
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
Lord Bellamy and colleagues, I can see already that we're not going to cover everything that we wanted to today within the time available. This is unfair to put it on you, but do you have to leave bang on half past the hour?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
Alun, did you want to touch on the Cardiff civil justice centre as well?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
Thank you, Peredur. We just want to make sure with colleagues that we check before the end of the meeting that we—this isn't like Westminster; normally there are pieces of paper being passed at the back there and shuffled along or there are quiet…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
We might return to them if we've got some time.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
That's good to hear. Peredur.
