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HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI beg to move.30 Apr 2024HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryThe noble Lord makes a very good point. For me to comment further would be wrong. What we need to do is wait for Sir Brian Langstaff’s final report on 20 May, which should, we…24 Apr 2024HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryMy Lords, I fully recognise the point that the noble Baroness has just made. My right honourable friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office is preparing to engage with members of…24 Apr 2024HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryMy Lords, the story of infected blood is one of unimaginable suffering, inflicted on thousands of individuals and families over decades. It is undoubtedly an unparalleled tragedy…24 Apr 2024HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryMy noble friend is quite right to highlight what is likely to be a very significant impact on the public finances as a result of compensation in this area. It is important that…24 Apr 2024HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryAs the noble Baroness rightly says, it has been known for many years that many dozens of children with haemophilia at Treloar school in Hampshire were infected with HIV and…24 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, and, in her absence, the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, for Amendments 77 and 78, which, as we have heard, seek to…23 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I will speak on behalf of my noble and learned friend Lord Bellamy. Government Amendment 90 would require the police to notify schools as soon as possible when they have…23 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill23 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lords who have spoken in support of this amendment. I will deal, just briefly, with the points raised. In answer to the noble Lord, Lord…23 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, in their respective absences, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames, and my noble friend Lord Jackson for their amendments, which have been so…25 Mar 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat, in the event of the Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Bill having been brought from the House of Commons, Standing Order 44 ( No two stages of a Bill…18 Mar 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, on behalf of my noble friend the Lord Privy Seal, I beg to move the first Motion standing in his name on the Order Paper.18 Mar 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, on behalf of my noble friend the Lord Privy Seal, I beg to move the second Motion standing in his name on the Order Paper. It may assist the House if I set out the plan…18 Mar 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI will reply in writing, if the noble Lord will let me.12 Mar 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, for speaking to his amendments with his customary clarity. I hope I can be helpful to him and…12 Mar 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillA mechanism already exists for the Secretary of State to ask an independent panel to consider dismissing the chair if there are concerns about the postholder’s performance or…12 Mar 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I have heard the arguments. I hope that the noble Baroness will allow that I have already given an undertaking to take those arguments back with me, and I will do so.…12 Mar 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillNo, not at all, but we think that certain Parole Boards can be strengthened usefully by having additional members with the experience that I have described. I have not implied or,…12 Mar 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI should be happy to do so. Alongside this new power, we are setting out for the first time in statute the functions of the Parole Board’s chair. The intention is both to define…12 Mar 2024