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HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, this group is about giving teeth to the toothless tiger that is the victims’ code. To be clear, currently in law, and as proposed by the Government’s scheme in this…31 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI am grateful to all noble Lords in the Committee, in particular the Minister. He will forgive me if I was overly animated; I hope he does not think that we have fallen out as I…31 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI am grateful to all noble Lords who participated in this debate. I remind noble Lords that Clause 5 makes it clear that failure to comply with the victims’ code, currently and as…31 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, now we are once again resolved into a Committee, I can say that it is particularly humbling to follow the last group. Once more, I pay tribute to the noble Baroness,…31 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, at the risk of trying the Committee’s patience, we are now talking about the role of the Victims’ Commissioner. Again, the thrust of these amendments moves in a similar…31 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill31 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillNo, you could not.31 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords—31 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillIt is an interesting time for me to be beginning this group. I do not know whether the usual channels have had the opportunity to consider timing.31 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill31 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI am sorry for being premature. I totally see the Minister’s point about the challenge of taking particular parts of the victims’ code and putting them in the Bill. That is why…31 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillBut that is not quite right, though, is it? I do not believe that the definition of a victim in the Bill requires there to have been even a charge of criminal conduct, let alone a…31 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, it is a privilege for this daughter of migrants to share your Lordships’ House, but today in particular it is a huge responsibility. People were once imprisoned for…29 Jan 2024HANSARDMilitary Interventions OverseasTo ask His Majesty’s Government, following further airstrikes by the United Kingdom and United States against Houthis in Yemen, in what circumstances Parliament should be…25 Jan 2024HANSARDMilitary Interventions OverseasI am grateful to the noble Lord the Leader of the House for that, for his Statement yesterday and for the updates that he describes. However, he will note that the Cabinet Manual…25 Jan 2024HANSARDAsylum: UK-Rwanda AgreementMy Lords, it is an enormous pleasure to follow the two noble Lords, and in particular my noble and learned friend. I congratulate not just him on his remarks but the whole…22 Jan 2024HANSARDRules-based International OrderTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs what steps he is taking to champion a rules-based international order.16 Jan 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Compensation BillI am grateful to the Minister; it is a pleasure to follow him. I am particularly grateful for the way that he dealt with matters last week, and the way that he has continued to…16 Jan 2024HANSARDImprisonment for Public ProtectionMy Lords, we must all be so grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, for his continued campaigning on this issue, and we are grateful to the Government for responding at such…16 Jan 2024HANSARDRules-based International OrderI am grateful to the Foreign Secretary for the clarity of that Answer on the importance and scale of his task. I wonder whether that task was helped or hindered by two…16 Jan 2024