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HANSARDFuture of the Post OfficeMy Lords, like the Minister, I believe in the Post Office. I see its future as a network of essential hubs spread throughout the country, holding communities together and giving…18 Nov 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Offences BillWill my noble friend forgive me? I am still thinking about what he said about the Court of Appeal cases. It seems he has changed his mind in the last hour and I wonder what has…23 May 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill23 May 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Offences BillMy Lords, in the unavoidable absence of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, I shall speak to Amendments 2, 4, and 6, and to the question that Clause 3 stands part. I shall…23 May 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Offences BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as a member of the Horizon Compensation Advisory Board, although I think it has now been renamed the Horizon redress advisory board. It is a…13 May 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, on her amendment and thank her for allowing me to add my name to it. I agree with what she said. I, too, had the benefit…24 Apr 2024HANSARDLitigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interest as a member of the Horizon Compensation Advisory Board. I am grateful to my noble friend the Minister, and to the Lord Chancellor, for securing a…15 Apr 2024HANSARDPost Office LegislationMy Lords, I declare my interest as a member of the Horizon Compensation Advisory Board. I pay tribute to my noble friend the Minister; to Kevin Hollinrake, the Minister in another…14 Mar 2024HANSARDDefence Acquisition ReformMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. It is nearly 30 years since I became the Minister for Defence Procurement, so ably succeeded by the noble Lord, Lord…07 Mar 2024HANSARDHorizon Scandal: Psychological Support ServicesMy Lords, I declare my interest as a member of the Horizon Compensation Advisory Board. I am troubled by the Answer my noble friend has given, because how can a family member, as…04 Mar 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon: Compensation and LegislationMy Lords, I declare my interest as a member of the advisory board, which is now meeting not exactly in continuous session but every few days. The Post Office itself is under…27 Feb 2024HANSARDPost Office: Executive RemunerationMy Lords, either the Post Office is an independent arm’s-length organisation, or it is one for which the Government are fully responsible. Does my noble friend agree that the Post…27 Feb 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon: Compensation and LegislationMay I come back on a point that was raised by the noble Lord, Lord Browne, about the declaration that is to be signed by those whose convictions are overturned? I am not sure that…27 Feb 2024HANSARDPost Office Governance and Horizon Compensation SchemesMy Lords, I declare my interest as a member of the Horizon compensation advisory board. Of course, if you are a sub-postmaster, you do not really care who said what to who. There…21 Feb 2024HANSARDComputer Systems: Independent TestingMy Lords, the prosecutorial guidance referred to just now by my noble friend leaves computer professionals in a position of uncertainty. Do they not need certainty as to the shape…12 Feb 2024HANSARDPost Office Appointments: Ministerial ResponsibilityMy Lords, in an arm’s-length organisation, to whom in practice is the chief executive accountable? Is it the department’s Permanent Secretary?07 Feb 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Compensation BillI would not want anyone to be confused in an already confusing situation. The £600,000 is not actually relevant to Lee Castleton because it is a sum that applies only to those who…16 Jan 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Compensation BillMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend the Minister for his opening remarks, not least for their tone, which this House has always got right. I am also grateful to the noble…16 Jan 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Compensation BillI feel a little talked out. That too, your Lordships will be pleased to hear, will shorten this speech dramatically. This Bill is with us at the request of the chairman of the…16 Jan 2024HANSARDHorizon: Compensation and ConvictionsMy Lords, I will say two things. First, I give my thanks to my noble friend the Minister, to the Minister in another place, Kevin Hollinrake, and to noble Peers across this House…10 Jan 2024