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HANSARDRape: Prosecutions and SupportMy Lords, many women are facing a crisis of trust and confidence in the criminal justice system at the moment. I appreciate that the Minister is relatively new to this arena.…29 Nov 2022HANSARDManston UpdateMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his answer. I appreciate that he has been a Member of your Lordships’ House and therefore, I assume, in his ministerial post for only…29 Nov 2022HANSARDIndependent Cultural Review of London Fire BrigadeMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his answer. He knows that I am always happy to examine issues of governance and new legislation where that is required, be it for the…29 Nov 2022HANSARDLammy ReviewMy Lords, returning to the sensitive but vital subject of judicial diversity, it has long been understood that, in order to do its job, our highest court must have at least one…28 Nov 2022HANSARDTechnology Rules: The Advent of New Technologies in the Justice System (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, what an absolute honour to follow that contribution from the noble Baroness, Lady Sanderson of Welton. Your Lordships can imagine what the contribution her fabulous…28 Nov 2022HANSARDInvestigatory Powers Commissioner (Oversight Functions) Regulations 2022My Lords, I apologise for coming in when the Minister was already on his feet. I declare an interest as a council member of Justice, the all-party law reform group that took a…24 Nov 2022HANSARDInvestigatory Powers Commissioner (Oversight Functions) Regulations 2022I beg your pardon; what I meant was agents provocateurs.24 Nov 2022HANSARDInvestigatory Powers Commissioner (Oversight Functions) Regulations 2022On the point about agents provocateurs—that is, CHIS who are not just having to commit criminal acts to keep their cover but are perhaps actively encouraging others to commit…24 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillI am grateful to the Minister for giving way. He made a kind offer to consider this argument; when he is considering it, could he think about transparency versus corruption and…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, during Second Reading a number of noble Lords, including those who do not share my views of the Bill more generally, expressed significant scepticism about the new…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have participated in this all-too-sparse and short, but very important, debate about maximum sentences for new offences that are…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillI am grateful, as always, to my noble friend, who has been a parliamentarian of distinction in both Houses, over many years, and who cares a great deal about our constitutional…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I am almost speechless. I do not blame the Minister, but those briefing him really need to consider what we have been discussing today; we are talking about the rights…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillI could not agree more with the noble Lord, Lord Balfe. Again, it echoes something that the noble Lord, Lord Carlile of Berriew, said. He will forgive me if I summarise his…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I now get the opportunity to congratulate and welcome the Minister —the noble Lord, Lord Murray—to this Committee. I have had the opportunity to welcome him in other…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillI apologise in advance to the Ministers for making their ears bleed. A lot of what I have just said is relevant to this group as well. In previous hours in this Committee, noble…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillI am grateful to all noble Lords for sticking it out and will try to be brief, given the hour. I am also particularly grateful to the Minister for reminding me that I did not…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I will rise slowly to allow the mass exodus from the Chamber of noble Lords who are fascinated by the civil liberty implications of this terrible draft legislation. The…16 Nov 2022