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HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am sorry. I am rather nervous when noble Lords come at me from all directions, especially the noble Viscount, Lord Hailsham.06 Mar 2023HANSARDIndependent Public AdvocateI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, for that question. The question of equality of arms is very much on the Government’s minds at the moment. The point has also been…02 Mar 2023HANSARDIndependent Public AdvocateI am sorry; I hope the victims Bill will be with the House shortly, in this Session.02 Mar 2023HANSARDIndependent Public AdvocateMy Lords, I thank the noble Lords for their comments and interventions. I begin by indicating and reiterating the willingness of the Government to work collaboratively across…02 Mar 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice System: Translation and Interpreting ServicesMy Lords, with respect to the noble Lord, this is not the moment to debate the wider points of the retained EU law Bill. As for the Ministry of Justice, most retained EU law has…02 Mar 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice System: Translation and Interpreting ServicesMy Lords, I am satisfied, as far as we can ever be satisfied in this exercise, that that is the correct figure. One cannot ever rule out something turning up, but as far as I know…02 Mar 2023HANSARDIndependent Public AdvocateMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement made yesterday in another place by my right honourable friend the Deputy Prime Minister. The Statement is as…02 Mar 2023HANSARDMental Capacity Act 2005: Small Payments SchemeMy Lords, the Government published their response to the small payments consultation on 28 February, and a copy of the response is in the Library. The Government consider that it…02 Mar 2023HANSARDMental Capacity Act 2005: Small Payments SchemeMy Lords, I recognise that there is a problem in this area, and I am grateful to the noble Lord for raising it. On his specific point about the DWP payments, the Government see an…02 Mar 2023HANSARDMental Capacity Act 2005: Small Payments SchemeMy Lords, yes; I am able to fully agree with the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby. We identified two problems. The first was the clunky—if I may use that expression—procedures of the…02 Mar 2023HANSARDMental Capacity Act 2005: Small Payments SchemeMy Lords, essentially, there was general support for the idea of some sort of scheme, or at least some simplification of the process, but no consensus on what safeguards we should…02 Mar 2023HANSARDMental Capacity Act 2005: Small Payments SchemeMy Lords, I cannot comment on how fund providers operate their relevant systems. The number of adults holding child trust funds who have become adults and lack capacity is quite…02 Mar 2023HANSARDMental Capacity Act 2005: Small Payments SchemeMy Lords, the Government are extremely reluctant at the moment to confuse two things. One is the processes by which the DWP works, and the other is the legal process by which an…02 Mar 2023HANSARDMental Capacity Act 2005: Small Payments SchemeMy Lords, it is not simply a question of cost to financial institutions. There is a whole range of problems here and an essential tension between protection against abuse and…02 Mar 2023HANSARDMental Capacity Act 2005: Small Payments SchemeMy Lords, the Government will do all they can to raise public awareness. If, for example, the DVLA can inform me regularly that my driving licence needs to be renewed when I get…02 Mar 2023HANSARDMental Capacity Act 2005: Small Payments SchemeMy Lords, my colleagues are already skilful enough.02 Mar 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice System: Translation and Interpreting ServicesMy Lords, the right to a fair trial is fundamental to our criminal justice system. Translation and interpreting services play an important part in ensuring the fairness of…02 Mar 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice System: Translation and Interpreting ServicesMy Lords, I can give the noble Baroness that assurance. Allow me to explain that the right to translation and interpretation services is a right at common law and integral to the…02 Mar 2023HANSARDIndependent Public AdvocateI thank my noble friend for those questions. I can confirm that the families will be involved in the discussion and creation of this new office. The question of the powers of the…02 Mar 2023HANSARDIndependent Public AdvocateI thank my noble friend for those questions. It is not at present envisaged that a person will be permanently appointed as the independent public advocate and always there on the…02 Mar 2023