Anne Marie Morris welcomes the Bill’s aims to simplify and shorten the process but highlights the need for sufficient training to ensure that the shortened hearings produce the right results.
Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot) (Con): Like the right hon. Gentleman, my background is in law, although not in family law. I know from my surgeries that my constituents will welcome the simplification and shortening of the process. However, does he share my concern that we must ensure that the judiciary have the right training and perhaps more training so that when we have the shortened hearings, the right results ensue?
Mr Llwyd: Mr Justice Ryder, who is in overall charge of this area, gave evidence to the Justice Committee not long ago and the hon. Lady should rest assured that he is on the case. There has been progress of late in that area, but I am sure that there will be greater progress. I thank her for that intervention.