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HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillThe noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, as always, made a very pertinent point: we must have up-to-date training. Both learning and knowledge in this area are developing very quickly.…16 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI am quite happy to accept the noble Lord’s invitation to have a conversation with the Domestic Abuse Commissioner to explore her experience and see whether it is transferable to…16 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Russell of Liverpool, for moving his amendment, and those who have spoken in support of it. In particular, I thank the noble and learned…16 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill16 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I do not think I can, at the Dispatch Box this evening, commit the Government to proposing such a checklist in that detail, because the details will have to be worked…16 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, in speaking to the relevant government amendments on the victims’ code and compliance, I will summarise the ways in which the Government have strengthened the code and…16 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillAgain, that is going a little bit further than either the amendment or the Bill as it stands, because the collecting of data in this area is a very complicated task, and we know…16 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for the sincerity with which their various points have been made. I will briefly reply to the amendments not proposed by the Government.…16 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this part of the debate, where we are discussing extending the definition of “victim” and providing mechanisms for…16 Apr 2024HANSARDArbitration Bill [HL]My Lords, in view of the noble and learned Lord’s indication that he is not pressing for the removal of these clauses—which, incidentally, have never been brought into effect—I…27 Mar 2024HANSARDArbitration Bill [HL]27 Mar 2024HANSARDArbitration Bill [HL]27 Mar 2024HANSARDArbitration Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall also speak to Amendments 4 to 7 to Clause 11, which, effectively, enables certain procedural reforms to take place in procedures under Section 67 of the…27 Mar 2024HANSARDArbitration Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for his amendment and his remarks. The Government are entirely clear that arbitration tribunals should confine themselves to their jurisdiction…27 Mar 2024HANSARDArbitration Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their support for these amendments, which I commend to the Committee.27 Mar 2024HANSARDArbitration Bill [HL]My Lords, I again associate myself and the Government with the thanks to everyone that have been enunciated this morning, particularly to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas,…27 Mar 2024HANSARDArbitration Bill [HL]My Lords, in moving Amendment 1 to Clause 1, I extend my thanks and appreciation first to the Law Commission for all the work that has gone into the preparation of this Bill and…27 Mar 2024HANSARDArbitration Bill [HL]27 Mar 2024HANSARDPrison Officer Pension AgeMy Lords, the Government currently have no plans to change the pensionable age of prison officers, which is set under the Civil Service-wide pension scheme. Any estimate of the…18 Mar 2024HANSARDPrison Officer Pension AgeMy Lords, on the first question, the Treasury has overall responsibility for setting pension arrangements for the Civil Service; that is not an MoJ responsibility, and my noble…18 Mar 2024