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HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill30 Apr 2024HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryMy Lords, from the Liberal Democrat Benches we also pay tribute to Lord Field, who campaigned actively for infected blood victims from 1989. As with Lord Cormack, he will be…24 Apr 2024HANSARDPersonal Independence PaymentsMy Lord, PIP is not a general living benefit, unlike universal credit. It is designed specifically to help fund the extra costs that long-term severely disabled people have just…23 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill23 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, Amendment 19 in my name was originally proposed by my honourable friend Sarah Olney MP in another place. It highlights a scandalous failure towards victims, especially…23 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken on this group, and particularly the Minister for his response. I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Meston, for his…23 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I spoke in Committee on this issue, and I continue to offer our support from these Benches. I will not repeat the detail of what I said, but through the passage of the…23 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, my honourable friend Layla Moran laid an amendment about the ending of non-disclosure agreements that prevent victims disclosing information to the police or other…23 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I added my name to Amendments 80, 83, 91 and 92, and I support Amendment 84 as well, although I have not signed it. I will not repeat everyone else’s comments, but I…23 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, from these Benches, we also welcome Amendment 90. I want to add one other issue though. It is very much a one-way system, as the noble Lord, Lord Meston, has announced,…23 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, as we begin Report, from these Liberal Democrat Benches I thank the Minister and his fellow Ministers for talking to noble Lords in the short time between Committee and…16 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I start by referring to Amendment 16 from the noble Baroness, Lady Gohir. I will not repeat the points she made but she emailed me just prior to us starting this…16 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, from these Benches we pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, for her absolute and consistent determination that we should be reminded about the need for…16 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI was trying to make the point that the noble and learned Lord has started to make: there are lots of different agencies involved, and they do not collect the same, consistent…16 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I have Amendment 7 in this group and have also signed Amendments 3 to 5 and 8. I will refer to Amendment 7 and then briefly cover the others. My Amendment 7 is similar…16 Apr 2024HANSARDSodium Valproate and Pelvic MeshMy Lords, in response to the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, the Minister said that Minister Caulfield had commissioned this report, but he misses out at least three years of work earlier.…25 Mar 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillThe issue that I raised about young carers was in the legislation—not just in the Children and Families Act 2014 but the Care Act 2014 —because Edward Timpson, the Education…25 Mar 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Gloucester for her introduction and Harriet Harman for her amendment in another place; even though it did not progress,…25 Mar 2024HANSARDAsylum ClaimsMy Lords, the Oxford criminology department’s report, The Criminalisation of People Arriving to the UK on “ Small Boats ” , has said: “There is no evidence that these prosecutions…25 Mar 2024HANSARDPost Office LegislationMy Lords, the Liberal Democrat Benches echo the comments of the noble Lord, Lord McNicol, about the consistent and determined efforts of the wronged postmasters who still are…14 Mar 2024