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HANSARDRohingya MuslimsMy Lords, some of us had the privilege to attend the Holocaust Memorial Day event at Methodist Central Hall in Westminster. It was a moving occasion, and the organisers should be…29 Jan 2020HANSARDChina: UighursMy Lords, the Minister rightly points out that over 1 million Uighurs have gone through the indoctrination process to be converted into obedient Chinese communist workers. Is he…20 Jan 2020HANSARDExtinction Rebellion: Prevent ProgrammeDoes the Minister accept that lawful demonstrations are an essential part of our democracy? Extinction Rebellion is a non-violent campaign and to equate it with proscribed…15 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechI shall do that. It is an advisory limit, but I shall conclude now. Short sentences are the most ineffective of all types of custodial sentences. They have the highest…21 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I am delighted to respond to Her Majesty’s gracious Speech. Almost all the major Bills announced have been trailed from the time Boris Johnson became Prime Minister. I…21 Oct 2019HANSARDServices, Procedure and Selection CommitteesMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Newby, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, is in Australia. In his absence, I am delighted to associate my party with the tributes paid to the…03 Oct 2019HANSARDOffender Management and TreatmentMy Lords, I commend the noble Lord, Lord Ramsbotham, on drawing attention to the issue of arrangements for the management and treatment of offenders. This issue has been dominated…03 Oct 2019HANSARDChina: Organ HarvestingMy Lords, is the Minister aware that government departments often make use of in-country reports, particularly on matters relating to immigration and asylum? Now that the…25 Jul 2019HANSARDFeltham Young Offender InstitutionMy Lords, I listened very carefully to the Minister. He said that steps were being taken to curtail new entrants to Feltham A. Is he aware that many of the people in Feltham A…24 Jul 2019HANSARDBritish Nationality Act 1981 (Remedial) Order 2019My Lords, I support what has been said so far. The Minister rightly pointed out that this is a remedial order to Parliament to correct incompatibilities in the British Nationality…23 Jul 2019HANSARDSercoMy Lords, could the Minister confirm that this is not the first time that allegations of this nature have been made against Serco and G4S? Is he aware that it is alleged that they…04 Jul 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeMy Lords, I welcome this debate and declare an interest as a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Knife Crime. The incidence, and to a lesser extent the nature, of crime…27 Jun 2019HANSARDProbation: Voluntary SectorMy Lords, the National Probation Service has more than a quarter of a million people under supervision at any given time. A lack of resources and Chris Grayling’s reforms have not…05 Jun 2019HANSARDRehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2019My Lords, I declare an interest in this matter. In 2011, I promoted a Private Member’s Bill, the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Amendment) Bill. It had taken the Government nearly…20 May 2019HANSARDEquality of Opportunity for Young PeopleMy Lords, this debate is timely. It comes at a time when our young people are excluded from the political process that will affect their future for generations to come, a point…16 May 2019HANSARDProbation ReformMy Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement. All of us think that it has been a long time coming and it is right that we should broadly welcome the thrust of the…16 May 2019HANSARDSri Lanka: UNHCR RefugeesMy Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating this Answer. The world looked in horror when we heard about the massacre of more than 250 people, worshippers and tourists, in Sri…09 May 2019HANSARDOverseas Students: TOEIC TestsMy Lords, what is being done to change the culture within the Home Office in how it deals with these applications? A number of immigration investigations conducted in the past…30 Apr 2019HANSARDSaudi ArabiaMy Lords, according to Saudi Arabia’s official press agency, 37 people were killed yesterday in a mass execution—as rightly said. Most, if not all, were convicted in the…24 Apr 2019HANSARDChina: Religious FreedomMy Lords, I declare an interest as a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the abolition of capital punishment. There is evidence that a significant proportion of human…04 Apr 2019