Jake Richards

We simply would not have got to this point without the almost constant championing of this cause by my hon. Friend, so I am very grateful to her. We estimate that up to 120,000 families will benefit f

My hon. Friend has raised this issue consistently and has done some really important work on it, both from the Back Benches and in government. In the next few weeks we will publish a protocol on exact

These applications and surrogacy issues raise complex issues around ethics, law and medicine. We have not had those concerns raised by HMCTS, but I am happy to meet my hon. Friend and campaigners to d

I thank my hon. Friend for raising this horrific case; I will meet him outside the Chamber to discuss it in more detail and see what we can do. This is all about sharing information between the family

My hon. Friend has raised this issue on a number of occasions, and it was really important to meet him, his constituent and her children to discuss that horrific case and the effect that it has had on

Of course I will report back to Parliament on progress, as and when appropriate. We want to drive down the time that it takes for public family proceedings to conclude. The 26-week statutory target is