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HANSARDCommunity Sentences (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I need to declare an interest. I am a trustee of the charity Safer London, whose focus is on keeping young people out of offending. We are in a rather different context…26 Jul 2024HANSARDCommunity Sentences (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I do not want to detain the House unduly so I will not go through every point that has been made and every speaker by name. Public perception is hugely important, as is…26 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I have chosen to speak today because of my support and concern for local—very local—government, which has barely had a walk-on part in the new Government’s manifesto. I…23 Jul 2024HANSARDNATO and European Political Community MeetingsMy Lords, the noble Baroness’s reference to investment—if I can call it that—in upstream issues, not only climate change but conflict and poverty and so on, is of course welcome,…23 Jul 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lady Brinton will respond to most of these items. I cannot resist wondering whether she will comment on whether it is inappropriate to rush towards the…24 May 2024HANSARDStatement of Changes in Immigration RulesMy Lords, for clarification, can the Minister expand on the “at least” £38,700, whether there is a top limit, whether there will be consultation on it, and when the Government…14 May 2024HANSARDStatement of Changes in Immigration RulesMy Lords, I have never been called a hard cop before, but in this context I take it as a compliment. “Regret” for us is a technical term, but it feels too mild for how I and I…14 May 2024HANSARDStatement of Changes in Immigration RulesThat this House regrets that the Statement of changes in Immigration Rules (HC 590), laid before the House on 14 March, will increase the minimum income requirement for family…14 May 2024HANSARDModern Slavery National Referral Mechanism: Waiting TimesMy Lords, does the Minister not recognise that delays with the NRM leave potential victims without the security that they would otherwise have and—following on from the last…13 May 2024HANSARDInadmissible Asylum SeekersI appreciate that the time allocated for the Minister is passing but, since several noble Lords took far less time than their allocation, I am sure the House will be sympathetic…09 May 2024HANSARDInadmissible Asylum SeekersMy Lords, both my noble friends have asked some questions. I am not sure whether my noble friend Lord Hussain’s question is a new one, but my noble friend Lord German certainly…09 May 2024HANSARDImmigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2024I am grateful to the Minister for that explanation, although I have to say that my head was beginning to spin even though I spent a bit of time looking at this issue yesterday. I…07 May 2024HANSARDLegal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Domestic Abuse) (Amendment) Order 2024I had expected to be able to continue doing what I was doing while the debate on this order took place but I was fascinated by the example that the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby,…07 May 2024HANSARDImmigration UpdateMy Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement and I am sorry that he has been given the task of defending what reads more like a press statement on the eve of an…01 May 2024HANSARDStatement of Changes in Immigration RulesMy Lords, I hope that the House will forgive me for taking the Front-Bench slot from this Bench instead, where I can lean on the back of the Bench in front of me. The inscription…01 May 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I will say a couple of words on—23 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI am so sorry; I thought that the noble Lord had finished.23 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I apologise to the noble Lord, Lord Russell. I was surprised when there seemed to be a hiatus—I had not allowed for his need to draw a breath. He mentioned his…23 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I support the amendments to which the noble Baroness, Lady Bertin, has spoken. This was an issue that I came across only when preparing for Second Reading. I do not want…23 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy noble friend Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames wanted to speak to these two amendments but is unable to be here today, for which he apologises. In Committee, the Government’s…23 Apr 2024