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HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentThe noble Lord makes a powerful point. Of course, the judgment is relatively recent and no decisions have been taken regarding compensation, so I cannot give him any specific…28 Apr 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, here we are again. We return once more to parliamentary scrutiny of the National Security and Investment Bill. It is of course always a pleasure for me to be in your…28 Apr 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentI totally agree with the noble Lord that, of course, words are never enough, and we are keen to see that those whose convictions were overturned are fairly compensated. I cannot…28 Apr 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, and the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for their comments. I completely share many of their sentiments of shock and outrage. The tragic failings of…28 Apr 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentI start by paying tribute—as have a number of other noble Lords—to the tireless work that my noble friend has undertaken on behalf of the sub-postmasters in this case. His is a…28 Apr 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentI cannot really add anything to the answer I gave the noble Lord, Lord Pannick. On the noble Lord’s second question, I would certainly hope that, if the situation arose in any of…28 Apr 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentI can give the noble Lord the assurance he asked for in the first part of his question: Sir Wyn, as part of his evidence gathering, is looking at the issue of corporate…28 Apr 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentFujitsu has been rightly and severely criticised in much of the judgment, but the noble Lord will understand that compensation from Fujitsu is a contractual matter between the…28 Apr 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentThe noble Baroness makes an important point: it is vital to get the buy-in and support of the postmasters for the operation of the inquiry. I hope that we will get that. If there…28 Apr 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillI thank all noble Lords who have contributed; it has again been a good demonstration of the quality of contributions from this House. I have listened very carefully to the points…28 Apr 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, the hour is getting late and I will not try your Lordships’ patience. It remains for me to thank the last two indomitable warriors on this subject, the noble Lord, Lord…28 Apr 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentThe Government are committed to fully cooperating with Sir Wyn’s inquiry; whatever information or access he needs will of course be provided. I am not sure whether we have…28 Apr 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentI will certainly pass on the noble Baroness’s comments on the speed of the justice system to the Ministry of Justice. I am sure there are many other areas where we would all like…28 Apr 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentAs I said in my answer to the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, we support the work of the Criminal Cases Review Commission, which does some powerfully valuable work in its…28 Apr 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendments 11B and 11C, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 11D.28 Apr 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendments 11 and 15, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 11A.28 Apr 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentMy noble and learned friend makes some very good points. Given that some of these initial prosecutions happened, in some instances, 20 years ago, the fact is that the Post Office…28 Apr 2021HANSARDInternational Accounting Standards (Delegation of Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their insightful contributions to this debate. The many points raised have demonstrated the need for the measures contained in the delegation SI…27 Apr 2021HANSARDEmployment Rights Act 1996 (Protection from Detriment in Health and Safety Cases) (Amendment) Order 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Employment Rights Act 1996 (Protection from Detriment in Health and Safety Cases) (Amendment) Order 2021.27 Apr 2021HANSARDInternational Accounting Standards (Delegation of Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021My Lords, these regulations, which were laid before the House on 1 February, aim to address matters relating to company reporting arising from the UK’s exit from the EU. I shall…27 Apr 2021