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HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeMy Lords, as a former barrister, may I ask whether it is the committee’s understanding that the presumption of innocence is sacrosanct in our criminal justice proceedings but that…28 Feb 2024HANSARDGender Pay GapMy Lords, in relation to the gender pension deficit, is it the case that, when women are getting divorced and may not have legal advice, they are not taking the correct…27 Feb 2024HANSARDDementiaMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for tabling this debate. As well as having family experience, I also served on the Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Health Bill. Lack…18 Jan 2024HANSARDMental Health Act 1983My Lords, the committee heard about disproportionality, particularly with community treatment orders, which are about 11 times more likely to be imposed on someone from an…21 Nov 2023HANSARDSecurity UpdateMy Lords, this is an unusual situation. We are dealing with a matter of great sensitivity. There is a prosecution currently ongoing and there are national security issues; a…11 Sept 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Channel CrossingsMy Lords, could my noble friend the Minister please elaborate on when he expects the Illegal Migration Act to be in force, because it makes lawful the Home Office accommodation of…07 Sept 2023HANSARDReinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education SettingsI am grateful to my noble friend and I share the relief, as I am sure all noble Lords do, that nobody has been injured as a result of this building material. I would be grateful…04 Sept 2023HANSARDT-levelsMy Lords, your Lordships’ House had a special Select Committee on this area and found that the complication for young people not going on to A-levels was one of the issues.…25 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I will speak to the Motion in the name of noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, as I had put my name to a similar amendment on Report. We should not take for…12 Jul 2023HANSARDWindrush Generation: 75th AnniversaryMy Lords, it is an honour but also a challenge to follow such an inspirational speech by the noble Baroness, Lady Benjamin. It is wonderful that a ship, which it is believed was…07 Jul 2023HANSARDUnregistered SchoolsMy Lords, as my noble friend outlined, some of these children fall into home education. She outlined renewed efforts in relation to this, but part of the Schools Bill that we lost…05 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I refer my noble friend back to his point about legal certainty and the very narrow question I asked: is it correct that while the Home Office is accommodating these…03 Jul 2023HANSARDMental Health In-patient Services: Improving SafetyMy Lords, I am a member of the Joint Committee. We heard compelling evidence from the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody that, although there is always an inquest…03 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 87. Like the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, I do not support the other amendments, which would get rid of these clauses entirely. I had…03 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, can my noble friend clarify that the child rights assessment is cross-government and will include liaison with the Department for Education on the child’s right to a…29 Jun 2023HANSARDSchool Buildings: SafetyMy Lords, obviously, responsible bodies are legally responsible for the safety of the building. They come in all shapes and sizes. It could be a very strong, robust local…20 Jun 2023HANSARDMiscarriages of JusticeMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble and learned friend the Minister, whose department is seized of the work on the welfare of jurors, who are exposed to traumatic evidence in that…14 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI, too, thank my noble friend the Government Whip. I apologise too if I have spoken out of discourtesy in the Committee: I was not sure whose name was on which amendment, so I…25 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I rise to support Amendment 241, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, as she mentioned. I also spoke in the Private Member’s Bill that the noble Baroness…25 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI have had time just to double-check the offences. The problem that exists—and it would be helpful if my noble friend the Minister could confirm this—is that the criminal law is…25 May 2023