Member of Parliament
Lord Dholakia
Member since
24 Oct 1997
Bills sponsored
10
Speeches (30d)
0
Speeches (all)
105
Written questions
0
Last spoke
26 Feb 2026
Recent contributions (105)
HANSARDSentencing Review and Prison CapacityMy Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement in your Lordships’ House. Overcrowding in our prisons has been in the headlines for as long as I can remember. Different…23 Oct 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I warmly welcome the appointment of the noble Lord, Lord Timpson. Given the scale of the emergency facing our prisons, the Lord Chancellor has been forced to set out new…24 Jul 2024HANSARDOperation ConiferMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, is right to be disappointed with the reply that he received from the Minister. No police service has a right to review its own special…11 Mar 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a delight to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Wirral. In April 2020, we were promised a royal commission on the criminal justice system. We all now know that…08 Nov 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Act 2003 (Removal of Prisoners for Deportation) Order 2023My Lords, I am delighted to contribute to the debate on this order. Over the years, many of us have contributed to debates about the rise in our prison population and its adverse…26 Oct 2023
Bills sponsored (10)
BILLAge of Criminal Responsibility Bill [HL]1st reading15 Jun 2021ActiveBILLAge of Criminal Responsibility Bill [HL]2nd reading04 Feb 2020ActiveBILLAge of Criminal Responsibility Bill [HL]2nd reading23 Oct 2019ActiveBILLAge of Criminal Responsibility Bill [HL]2nd reading17 Jun 2019ActiveBILLAge of Criminal Responsibility Bill [HL]2nd reading09 Jun 2016ActiveBILLAge of Criminal Responsibility Bill [HL]2nd reading