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HANSARDHealth Measures at UK BordersLord Bradshaw, could you please ask your question?04 Feb 2021HANSARDSocial Care Funding (EAC Report)I remind the noble Baroness of the four-minute time limit.28 Jan 2021HANSARDSocial Care Funding (EAC Report)My Lords, I remind the noble Lord that there is a four-minute speaking limit for this debate.28 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillThat it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House to which the Domestic Abuse Bill has been committed that they consider the Bill in the following order: Clauses 1 to…20 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing on the Order Paper in the name of my noble friend Lady Williams.20 Jan 2021HANSARDEuropean Union (Future Relationship) BillI remind all noble Lords of the time limit of three minutes.30 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Prisoners and Children in CustodyI am afraid I cannot give that much detail to the noble Baroness. All I can say is that we are testing and using PPE more and more in prisons. I will write to the noble Baroness…16 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Prisoners and Children in CustodyMy Lords, I think I have answered about prisoners staying many hours in their cells, but it is important that we continue to test prisoners and staff and are able to…16 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Prisoners and Children in CustodyMy Lords, we set out a national framework in June 2020, which sets out how prisoners can safely increase the amount of time out of the cell and the purposeful activity that the…16 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Prisoners and Children in CustodyMy Lords, I first congratulate Graham Barrett from Wandsworth prison on his OBE. Our thanks go to all staff in our prisons and those working with prisoners in communities for all…16 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Prisoners and Children in CustodyMy Lords, the mental health of prisoners is one of our top priorities. We are acutely aware of the mental and physical strain that the restrictions have placed on those in…16 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Prisoners and Children in CustodyMy Lords, we are still not full in our prisons. We are working with temporary accommodation in our prisons, and we are doing everything that we can to compartmentalise prisoners…16 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Prisoners and Children in CustodyMy Lords, the latest available data, published on 13 November, confirms that 1,521 adult prisoners and eight children have tested positive for Covid-19 since the start of the…16 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Prisoners and Children in CustodyMy Lords, I am not sure about lateral flow testing, but we are routinely testing front-line staff and offenders to bolster our defences against the virus. Routine staff testing is…16 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Prisoners and Children in CustodyMy Lords, family contact is crucial to the well-being of prisoners. That is why we quickly introduced video calling when the exceptional circumstances meant that social visits…16 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade BillI am very sorry, but we have a technical problem and nobody else can hear at all. I suggest we adjourn for 15 minutes.15 Dec 2020HANSARDCriminal Justice: Imprisonment for Public ProtectionMy Lords, every prisoner has a key worker, who is dedicated to providing support for individual prisoners at any one time and to understanding any mental health issues they might…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCriminal Justice: Imprisonment for Public ProtectionMy Lords, the European Court of Human Rights and the Supreme Court looked at the IPP issue and found that detention post-tariff for such sentences could become arbitrary and thus…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCriminal Justice: Imprisonment for Public ProtectionAs I have previously answered, the Government are carefully considering the recommendations in the report—it came out only on 3 December—and we will look at those recommendations…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCriminal Justice: Imprisonment for Public ProtectionMy Lords, when considering recalling an offender whose escalating behaviour is increasing their risk, offender managers will look at all protective factors in place, especially…09 Dec 2020