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HANSARDPrisoner Releases in ErrorI was indeed. The statute book is a total mess as far as trying to calculate when a release date applies for a particular prisoner. Prisoners are all in a different position. Some…13 Nov 2025HANSARDPrisoner Releases in ErrorMy Lords, as has been said, prisoners have been released in error for decades. I know because I used to advise on sentence calculation in the 1990s in the Home Office legal…13 Nov 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti. I declare an interest as a trustee of the Prison Reform Trust, but I add that my points here are mostly…12 Nov 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI quickly respond to a point that the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, made. The wording in my amendment is not my wording; it is already in the convention. I am not trying to…18 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 502G in this group. This amendment would ensure that Part 2 of the Bill complies with Article 2 in Protocol 1 to the European Convention on…18 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I strongly support the amendment in the name of the right reverend Prelate. We know for a fact that, as we just heard, children who have a parent in prison are at…16 Sept 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Merron, stated in this House on 4 September last year, that the Government’s commitment is “to ensure that any debate on assisted dying … will…12 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 443 in my name. I am very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, for supporting it. The amendment would provide that an order or…10 Sept 2025HANSARDInterpreting Services in the Courts (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, we have heard some powerful speeches from distinguished and knowledgeable speakers this evening. I am very conscious that, like the noble Baroness, Lady Warwick, I come…09 Sept 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillAmendment 154 in my name seeks to remove Clause 113 from the Bill. Clause 113 was tabled at the 11th hour at Commons Report and gives the Secretary of State the power to bring…23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I am grateful for all the powerful interventions we have heard this evening from very eminent speakers indeed, including the noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier, the…23 Jul 2025HANSARDImprisonment for Public Protection (Re-sentencing) Bill [HL]My Lords, many of the points that I was going to make today have already been made far more eloquently than I could have made them, so I will not detain the Committee for very…04 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI am very grateful for all the support that my Amendment 20 has received. This amendment was genuinely meant. I was concerned about fairness, but above all about workability. The…01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I have Amendment 20 in this group and declare an interest as a former landlord. Amendment 20 was tabled in Committee, but I have retabled it because I do not feel I have…01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillNot at all. It is not just obviously fair that the tribunal should be required to backdate the rent; it would also remove the incentive for tenants to challenge every rent…01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI beg your pardon.01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I strongly support the amendments tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Carrington, which have been supported by the noble Lord, Lord—01 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 326 in this group. I begin by saying again how gracious it was of the Minister to meet me to discuss my amendments in advance a couple of weeks…24 Jun 2025