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HANSARDWest Midlands Combined Authority (Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions) Order 2024My Lords, in short, my amendment is based on two separate but interlocked criticisms of the Government and their conduct. First, I argue that the Government, in their desire to…13 Mar 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to support all three of these amendments. They were tabled by the penultimate Lord Chief Justice, and are supported by the most recent Lord Chief…12 Mar 2024HANSARDOperation ConiferMy Lords, is the Minister aware that, at the end of his response to the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, he seemed to throw out just a little bit of encouraging information. I welcome…11 Mar 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, briefly, I support the amendments moved and spoken to in this group by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett of Maldon, and the noble Lord, Lord Marks. I spoke on…26 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this fairly short yet important debate. I thank the Minister for answering the question so positively. Whether or not…05 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill05 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I am going to speak to my Amendment 65. I am delighted that the noble Baroness who has just spoken supports it. It was supported also by the noble Lord, Lord Wasserman,…05 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, although this amendment has been put down rather late, I hope that once the Committee has heard about it, it will realise that it has some potential importance in this…05 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, along with many other noble Lords, I am, frankly, distressed and shocked to see this proposed legislation in front of the British Parliament. To me, it is hardly…29 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, it is a particular pleasure for me to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Prashar, whom I admire hugely and with whose speech I agree 100%. She has seen everything in her…18 Dec 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police ReformMy Lords, why do we have to wait for the Criminal Justice Bill before the statutory instruments can be produced in this particular case? Could we not move to a statutory…27 Nov 2023HANSARDChildren’s Care Homes: ReformMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her Answer. What is obvious, I am afraid, is how desperately unambitious the Government have been in reforming a broken system. In spite of the…20 Nov 2023HANSARDChildren’s Care Homes: ReformTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reform the system of children’s care homes.20 Nov 2023HANSARDSir Edward Heath: Operation ConiferMy Lords, is the Minister aware that many of us from all parts of this House believe it is vital that there is an independent review of the shockingly unresolved allegations…24 Oct 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, a few hours have passed since this matter was debated. My Motion argues that it is fundamentally and constitutionally wrong to allow the mayor in the West Midlands…23 Oct 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will speak to Motion ZE1 as an amendment to government Motion ZE. My Motion is on the same terms as my amendment on Report which the House was good enough to vote in…23 Oct 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillLeave out from “House” to end and insert “do insist on its Amendment 273 and do disagree with the Commons in their Amendment 273A.”23 Oct 2023HANSARDChildren’s Social Care Implementation Strategy (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, it was a pleasure to serve on the committee, which was so well chaired by my noble friend Lady Morris of Yardley. I agree with the committee’s conclusions and…20 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill18 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I appreciate, of course, that these matters have already been debated on 13 July. However, because of the gap in time and, in my view, the considerable importance of the…18 Sept 2023