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HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I have Amendments 7 and 11 in this group and I want to be clear that I agree very much with the views that are behind all these amendments. I hope that my first…24 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I also support the importance of providing for restorative justice. I had a look at the current code of practice to see what it has to say. I was a bit surprised that a…24 Jan 2024HANSARDNon-custodial Sentences: Public ConfidenceMy Lords, speaking not just from these Benches but as chair of the Justice and Home Affairs Select Committee, we found it persuasive that community sentences are followed by much…22 Jan 2024HANSARDRefugee IntegrationMy Lords, I thank the organisations that sent us briefings; the material gets read even if one cannot refer to it in detail. I declare an interest as a trustee of the trust…18 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I share the view that victims deserve a Bill to themselves. Extending the Bill to prisoners reflects how our system treats victims, whom I prefer to think of as…18 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipMy Lords, many of the problems that we have discussed over the months and years come from the backlog of applications to the Home Office. What does having two Ministers—one for…07 Dec 2023HANSARDJustification Decision (Scientific Age Imaging) Regulations 2023My Lords, I follow all the previous speakers, including that consummate professional, the noble Lord, Lord Kerr of Kinlochard. I have some similar questions for the Minister. I…27 Nov 2023HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationMy Lords, the Supreme Court quite rightly emphasised the importance of the experience of the UNHCR, which had been disregarded. Are the Government now consulting with it and with…20 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I too will miss Lord Judge keenly. He was so wise and encouraging, and such fun. I wish we had longer, because I would like to pursue the important point made by the…08 Nov 2023HANSARDPrison CapacityMy Lords, there are many reasons why community sentences may be far preferable to custody, but they do not come without cost. They are more complex than “cleaning up our…17 Oct 2023HANSARDMigrants: BargesMy Lords, will the Minister take on board—no pun intended—the concern for not only the asylum seekers who were subjected to this but Home Office officials, and presumably…20 Sept 2023HANSARDFamily Migration (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report)That this House takes note of the Report from the Justice and Home Affairs Committee All families matter: An inquiry into family migration (1st Report, HL Paper 144).20 Sept 2023HANSARDFamily Migration (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I am sorry to have driven so many Members away. I should declare my interests: I have introduced Bills on family reunion; I chaired an APPG inquiry that reported in 2013…20 Sept 2023HANSARDFamily Migration (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report)Are there any other bids? I am grateful to the speakers who have added their voices to that of the committee. I clearly cannot go through every point the Minister made, but I will…20 Sept 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI speak for these Benches, first, on modern slavery and trafficking. The Government characterise victims as fraudulent and frivolous—those are both words that have been used in…17 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, from these Benches, I cannot express strongly enough our huge disappointment about what is happening with the Modern Slavery Act. I very much agree with everything that…12 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill05 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lady Ludford has put her name to the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Bach, which he explained very fully, and these Benches support. One…03 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lady Ludford, who is unable to be here today, has her name to these amendments so I am speaking on her behalf, as it were, and on behalf of these…03 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I agree with the points made by the noble Lord, Lord Coaker. I am grateful to the Bill team for confirming this, but it would be useful to have it said in the Chamber…28 Jun 2023