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HANSARDPolicing: Covid-19 Guidance and LegislationDoes the Minister agree that the Director of Public Prosecutions’ very unusual decision to review every single Covid-related prosecution initiated by the police indicates clear…05 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Medically Vulnerable PeopleMy Lords, given that some very healthy older people have mistakenly received 12-week lockdown letters, including inaccurate and anxiety-causing assertions that they have…22 Apr 2020HANSARDTerrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy Lords, I think it is clear that we are all trying to achieve the same during the course of this debate: to keep the public safe from terrorists by the best means lawfully…24 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillCan the noble and learned Lord tell the House what opinions have been expressed by prison staff, including chaplaincy services—for example, in Whitemoor prison—about the…24 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy Lords, my name is the fourth name on these amendments, and I am not going to add anything, save to say this: I wish it had not been necessary to table these amendments. They…24 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorism: Contest StrategyMy Lords, it is an enormous pleasure and privilege to follow my noble friend Lord Anderson of Ipswich. He has given us a cogent and balanced picture of the issues that face us in…03 Feb 2020HANSARDStreatham IncidentDoes the Minister recognise that there is likely to be serious and possibly cogent challenge to the retrospectivity as it relates to sentences being served, given that a person…03 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorism: Contest StrategyI am glad to see that one or two noble Lords here understand the joke behind that, for which I hope I will be forgiven. Some of the issues that have arisen during Prevent have…03 Feb 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, there are a few countries in the European Union, all in central Europe, where the independence of the judiciary has been under attack for the past two to three years, as…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I venture to suggest to your Lordships that it is sometimes wise to address and solve problems before they occur and to avoid the distress that otherwise would occur. In…20 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechHear, hear.08 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I am sure that the House will indulge me in expressing my great pleasure at hearing, back in such good voice, the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford. When I was very…08 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS: Babylon’s GP at Hand AppMy Lords, is it not the case that the number of locum doctors working in GP practices is now at a record level? Is it not time that the GP contract and the structure of such…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsMy Lords, given that the Minister has told us in no uncertain terms that we could be 10 days away from a no-deal exit from the European Union, can he now assure the House that…21 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, with the prospect of one or more general elections looming, I want to grasp the opportunity to thank the noble Baroness, Lady Williams, for her excellent work as a…21 Oct 2019HANSARDFeltham Young Offender InstitutionMy Lords, does not Peter Clarke’s shocking report reveal two things: first, that the Ministry of Justice has been asleep on the job and is not the right department to be running…24 Jul 2019HANSARDCrown Prosecution Service: Rape and Sexual OffencesMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Newlove. I pay tribute to her stellar contribution to the criminal justice system. I also thank the noble Baroness,…23 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillPart of the memorial—the visible part—is on the surface; the rest is underground. Yes it is a learning centre, but if one goes to look at other monuments with learning centres,…22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillI am listening to the noble Lord’s cogent speech with great interest. Should he not have started by declaring his interest as co-chair of the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation…22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillI have been to the site in Berlin. Does the noble Lord not agree that it is on a much bigger footprint than is postulated for Victoria Tower Gardens? It is a rectangular site,…22 Jul 2019