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HANSARDImprisonment for Public ProtectionI commend my noble friend for the enormous amount of work, time and energy that he is putting into this area. I know it is greatly appreciated by those who have campaigned for…16 Jul 2026HANSARDPolice Leadership Commission ReportMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for his generous response. With the House’s indulgence, I want to say what a great pleasure it has been, and how much I appreciate the tremendous…08 Jul 2026HANSARDImprisonment for Public Protection PrisonersMy Lords, I commend my noble friend on the time and commitment he has given to talking to organisations on behalf of prisoners and their families. Does he agree, however, that…06 Jul 2026HANSARDPolitical Party Finance and the Electoral CommissionMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull, and to thank him for initiating this short debate. I agree entirely with his opening remarks in relation to…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHares: Close SeasonMy Lords, it may be a little obscure to look at legislation from 1892, but from my experience all those years ago in government, there were possibilities of getting the Civil…24 Jun 2026HANSARDIntegrated Care Boards: BudgetsMy Lords, I hope my noble friend will forgive me for concentrating on the South Yorkshire ICB because of the considerable difficulties that have been experienced locally. I know…17 Jun 2026HANSARDYoung People and WorkMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for that excellent response. As she knows, I have been obsessed with this issue for many years, and I strongly welcome the fact that the…04 Jun 2026HANSARDYouth OffendingI know my noble friend will want to do the right thing, but is it not a fact that the only part of the criminal justice system that has worked really effectively over the last…21 May 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI think it was near the end.05 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I shall be very brief for the reasons that we all know about—the number of votes that have taken place in the House this afternoon. I offer my support to the movers of…05 Mar 2026HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, I am sure the Chief Whip and my noble and learned friend Lord Falcolner would agree that it is impossible to improve a Bill if you do not get to a point where you can…27 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI thank my noble friend for that response. I shall of course not press my amendment at this stage. I cannot promise the Liberal Democrats what I shall do when we reach Report, not…11 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI am putting the proposition that Clause 59 and Schedule 27 should not stand part of the Bill. I was very grateful to my noble friend and her colleagues last September for the…11 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I apologise to the House and to the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Harries, for not being here at the beginning of this group. I have a member of staff who lives a…03 Feb 2026HANSARDArrangement of BusinessBefore my noble friend responds, I just want to say that when I have not been able to sit in the House in Committee, I have followed the debate. Does my noble friend agree that it…30 Jan 2026HANSARDAsylum and Immigration: ChildrenWould my noble friend accept that politics is given a very bad name when people condemn Britain and say it is broken, when they were Ministers in Government—in fact, were Home…27 Jan 2026HANSARDRare Cancers BillMy Lords, may I take one minute of the House’s time? I commend what was just said by the noble Lord, whom I was pleased to work with many years ago, when he was the Minister. I am…16 Jan 2026HANSARDRare Cancers BillMy apologies.16 Jan 2026HANSARDRare Cancers BillI apologise to the House for my premature and ill-timed intervention earlier. After 10 years in the House, I need to go back and sharply revise my understanding of procedure. I am…16 Jan 2026HANSARDExercise Pegasus 2025I do not want to put my noble friend the Minister on the spot, but will she take cognisance of what has happened with the noble and learned Baroness’s interim report in relation…15 Jan 2026