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HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI am really sorry to intervene again and am very grateful to the noble Lord. The amendment does not say that it is the same victims’ code as under Part 1 of the Bill; this is a…13 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI am grateful to the noble Lord for allowing me to intervene. The other point he has raised about the type of—if I can call it this— “victimhood” completely ignores the experience…13 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, for his introduction to this important amendment. I have to say that I was somewhat shocked when I first read the Bill. In Clause…13 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, for laying these amendments and the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, for introducing them. After the last group, we continue to…13 Feb 2024HANSARDConversion Therapy Prohibition (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Donaghy, who rightly focused on the poor mental health service that is available at the moment, which is not…09 Feb 2024HANSARDParliamentary Estate: Traffic MarshalsMy Lords, a Telegraph article reported that a traffic marshal working 60 hours a week on a day shift for 52 weeks is paid £65,613 a year. If that is the case, they are the best…08 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillThe argument that the noble Baroness is expanding on now would be a case where a couple had separated and there may have been some domestic abuse or domestic violence. She is…07 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier. I have the second amendment in this group, Amendment 116. The amendments are connected by the word…07 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to sign all the amendments from the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, in this group. I will not go through the detail of them, but I want to make a…07 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI am very grateful to my noble friend for so admirably speaking to Amendments 78 and 79—I will not cover them again—and to all noble Lords who have spoken. I want to focus my…07 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillPart of the object of the amendments is to ensure that the scheme is published and explained. That is one of the reasons why there is a reference to making sure that, in the…07 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMay I pick up on the Minister’s response to the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton? The whole problem in this group is about the onus that is continually placed on the victim. It would…07 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I signed this amendment, and it is a rerun for me, as I had similar amendments in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. Most of the arguments that the noble…07 Feb 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, for his work in setting out such an effective group of amendments on this topic. I also thank the Minister for the very helpful…06 Feb 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Borwick, for outlining the current commercial position, but there are models of vehicle currently on the market that can be used for…06 Feb 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]My Lords, frequently during the passage of the Bill we have all discussed the fact that the entire Bill is regulating for the future. It seems that it is acceptable to regulate…06 Feb 2024HANSARDDisability Action PlanMy Lords, I declare an interest as vice-president of the Local Government Association. In that capacity, I am currently chairing the LGA disability forum for council officers and…06 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill05 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I beg leave to withdraw my Amendment 75.05 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I can be fairly brief because we have covered the issue of mandatory training in other areas earlier today and on previous days in Committee. Obviously, one does not…05 Feb 2024