No, but I am happy to intervene. I do not want to make this too oleaginous, but the point my hon. Friend makes about capacity is a huge one. We do not have enough recorders or judges, no matter how many the Lord Chancellor signs back in after retirement. That, I am afraid, is because there has been a bit of a crisis in confidence, and therefore a lack of people coming forward to do these important roles. I reiterate what I said in my speech, which is that we need a world-class independent judiciary, and that is why the Bill is so important.
Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Robert Buckland
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 5 January 2022.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [Lords].
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