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HANSARDRelease of Prisoners (Alteration of Relevant Proportion of Sentence) Order 2019My Lords, perhaps I may follow the noble and learned Lord on the resources point. Prison is an extremely heavy user of resources. It is not possible to have a political argument…22 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI wonder if I might be allowed to follow the noble and learned Lord, since we are discussing the amendments to Clause 26. He made such a bold and ingenious attempt to provide the…22 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI have received advice from two quarters for which I have particular respect, including my own committee chairman. It being the case that if my amendment were carried there would…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThe consequence of my amendment, if it was carried, would be that the amendment in the name of the noble and learned, Lord, Lord Mackay, could not then be taken, because the words…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords we are no further forward at all on which courts it is intended shall acquire the power; on what the test they will be required to carry out is; or on any reliable…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I am a signatory to Amendment 4 and my willingness to support it is partly based on a constant desire to police the boundary that ought to exist in the use of regulatory…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill20 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I rise to move Amendment 12. This amendment will not delay Brexit. It will not even delay this Bill, which is going to the Commons in any case. However, it will avoid a…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillCan the noble and learned Lord tell us at what level of court he thinks it would be inappropriate to extend these powers, and would that level embrace all those courts which do…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I found that a very disappointing response from the Minister, for whom I have great respect. It did not answer the question of which courts would now be part of the…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I am moving Amendment 21 on behalf of the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, who apologises that he is in court. I look forward to the contributions of the noble Lord, Lord…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I agree with much of what the noble Baroness said, and I also want to emphasise how much I agree with my noble friend who leads for us and who spoke at the beginning—my…13 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, the gracious Speech programme contains a sackful of measures on criminal justice and justice matters generally. I start by simply making the point that we can legislate…08 Jan 2020HANSARDIntelligence and Security Committee ReportMy Lords, in 10 years on the Intelligence and Security Committee I became familiar with the extreme care that the agencies and the Cabinet Office take when seeking redaction of…05 Nov 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechI am the second Liberal Democrat to whom the noble Baroness has given that helpful advice, but I am on my last sentence: that it is our job to make sure that the Bill is properly…21 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, this is a fantasy gracious Speech, because it comes from a Government who do not have a majority to carry out their programme and because there will be an early general…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsThe material that is most likely to cause disagreement between the two Houses concerns the powers that the Bill might give to Ministers and the extent to which they can act…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitHow will it be possible for Select Committees of the House, such as those dealing with the constitution and statutory instruments, to examine the Bill to ensure that broad powers…21 Oct 2019HANSARDOperation MidlandMy Lords, I, too, thank the Minister for repeating the Answer and agree that the inspection could bring some useful results. However, we are still left with the fact that…07 Oct 2019