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HANSARDEuropean Convention on Human RightsYes, I accept that.18 Jul 2022HANSARDEuropean Convention on Human RightsThe aim of the proposed legislation is to restore public confidence in the UK judiciary, to improve democratic accountability, to strengthen the right to free speech, to preserve…18 Jul 2022HANSARDHuman Rights Act 1998With respect, I do not think that I have any channel of communication with the candidates for the leadership of the Conservative Party, but what I have just said is on the record…14 Jul 2022HANSARDHuman Rights Act 1998My understanding is that, in these circumstances, any necessary change to the legislation will be brought back to Parliament through the machinery of a statutory instrument, and…14 Jul 2022HANSARDHuman Rights Act 1998There is, as far as one can tell, an important part of public opinion that is very doubtful about the role of this legislation and the Strasbourg court in our constitutional…14 Jul 2022HANSARDHuman Rights Act 1998Not as far as I am aware, is the direct answer to the noble Lord’s question. The original Bill of Rights was not subject to pre-legislative scrutiny as far as I know. However, I…14 Jul 2022HANSARDHuman Rights Act 1998My Lords, I thank and pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Whitaker, for bringing this very important debate to this House, and indeed to all your Lordships who have spoken so…14 Jul 2022HANSARDHuman Rights Act 1998To take the question from the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, about the Attorney-General first, we seem have a somewhat unusual constitutional position here. It appears that the…14 Jul 2022HANSARDCrime, Reoffending and RehabilitationMy Lords, it is an honour—and, I must say, something of a challenge—to make my maiden speech in response to this particularly powerful debate. First, I thank all those who have…30 Jun 2022HANSARDRape: Criminal ProsecutionsMy Lords, part of the noble and learned Lord’s question puts me in a difficult position because last year I was responsible for a quite separate, independent review of criminal…28 Jun 2022HANSARDRape: Criminal ProsecutionsThere appears to have been some loss of trust in the system on the part of victims, which we are doing our best to remedy. The very beginning of the programme, as I sought to…28 Jun 2022HANSARDRape: Criminal ProsecutionsMy Lords, I am sure that the question of improved training for the police has an important role to play in dealing with the situation that we are faced with. We are undertaking,…28 Jun 2022HANSARDRape: Criminal ProsecutionsMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat in the form of Statement the Answer given by my honourable friend the Minister of State for Justice to an Urgent Question…28 Jun 2022HANSARDRape: Criminal ProsecutionsYes.28 Jun 2022HANSARDRape: Criminal ProsecutionsI entirely understand the noble Lord’s point. This is a matter for the Home Secretary.28 Jun 2022HANSARDRape: Criminal ProsecutionsTo the best of my recollection, we are on the point of ratifying the Istanbul convention. I am not in a position to confirm that this afternoon, but I will write to the right…28 Jun 2022HANSARDRape: Criminal ProsecutionsI thank the noble Baroness for her intervention and take note of what she says. We are working as hard as we can to introduce a co-ordinated and effective support service for…28 Jun 2022HANSARDEuropean Convention on Human RightsMy Lords, the convention recognises a margin of appreciation and the principle of subsidiarity as to how each of the member states implements their duties under the convention.…23 Jun 2022HANSARDBill of RightsIf I may respectfully agree, this legislation should not be based on the kind of fairy tales which the noble and learned Lord just mentioned. As for this House, we will progress…23 Jun 2022HANSARDBill of RightsIt is always difficult to read parliamentarians’ minds; that is absolutely true. I think the noble Baroness is referring to Section 3 of the present Act, which specifically asks…23 Jun 2022