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HANSARDStandards in Public LifeI am grateful to my noble friend. We are not bringing forward legislation for the expulsion of Members from your Lordships’ House; that is a matter for our Code of Conduct, and I…10 Feb 2026HANSARDStandards in Public LifeMy Lords, I have worked with the Prime Minister for a long time—since he first came into Parliament in 2015. I see a man of integrity and decency—a man who makes mistakes, owns…10 Feb 2026HANSARDStandards in Public LifeI assure the noble Baroness that as soon as I know, she will know. I have not been able to get an answer in this short time. We have asked the question. I am not clear whether it…10 Feb 2026HANSARDStandards in Public LifeThe due process point is important—I have tried to come back to that several times during the answers I have been giving this afternoon. That is why I declined to answer in detail…10 Feb 2026HANSARDStandards in Public LifeMy Lords, I am grateful to both noble Lords for their questions. I understand why the noble Lord, Lord Wallace, was unusually able to contribute despite being late. He was only a…10 Feb 2026HANSARDStandards in Public LifeNo, not this Session of Parliament; I do not think that is appropriate for the kind of legislation that we are talking about. I think the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister was…10 Feb 2026HANSARDStandards in Public LifeMy Lords, I think the noble Lord is referring to the noble Baroness, Lady Mone. That comes back to the point I am making that the House wants to assure that it has the processes…10 Feb 2026HANSARDStandards in Public LifeMy Lords, in all these things there needs to be a proper process. There is an issue around due diligence on Members being nominated from all parties; we all have to ensure that we…10 Feb 2026HANSARDUS Department of Justice Release of FilesThose are important questions. I do not have the answers for the noble Baroness. I have seen the press reports that former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, whom I worked very closely…05 Feb 2026HANSARDUS Department of Justice Release of FilesI am grateful to the noble Lord. His point about powerful individuals cannot be made often enough, and the impact this has had on the lives of very young people that will stay…05 Feb 2026HANSARDUS Department of Justice Release of FilesI am sorry to disappoint the noble Lord: I do not have the answers to those questions for him, but I will get them. I do not think he has asked me about the severance pay, but I…05 Feb 2026HANSARDUS Department of Justice Release of FilesI can assure the noble Earl that every effort has been made to protect all evidence and information that may be available. The Department of Justice has said that it has now…05 Feb 2026HANSARDUS Department of Justice Release of FilesMy Lords, I thank both the noble Baroness and the noble Lord for their comments and questions. At the forefront of all of our minds are those who were victims of a vile paedophile…05 Feb 2026HANSARDUS Department of Justice Release of FilesThe noble Baroness is right. As a self-regulating House, we have a Code of Conduct and there are rules of behaviour, an independent process and sanctions. Is it adequate? Does it…05 Feb 2026HANSARDUS Department of Justice Release of FilesI will take the noble Lord’s last point first. All avenues of investigation are open. All information on the national security issues will be passed to the ISC so that those…05 Feb 2026HANSARDUS Department of Justice Release of FilesThe noble Lord makes an important point. I do not know if he heard the answer I gave earlier, but it is now the case that it is not a matter for the Prime Minister to authorise an…05 Feb 2026HANSARDUS Department of Justice Release of FilesThe noble Lord is right that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been mentioned. One of the most disturbing things is this network of powerful people who seemed to think that they were…05 Feb 2026HANSARDUS Department of Justice Release of FilesMy Lords, the issue of the Chagos Islands—which I know the noble Lord has strong feelings on—is not entirely relevant to the discussion we are having today, which I think is about…05 Feb 2026HANSARDUS Department of Justice Release of FilesMy Lords, the role of the Cabinet Secretary, working with the KC, is to ensure that all available documents are made public, that what needs to go to the police does—some…05 Feb 2026HANSARDUS Department of Justice Release of FilesIf there is anything in the papers that warrants further investigation in other areas then the Government will obviously look at that. The noble Baroness has asked me to give her…05 Feb 2026