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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillLike the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, I, too, apologise for not being here at the outset when my noble friend Lord Hailsham began. I know that next week we are going to talk about…08 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, because of the quality and content of the speeches already made this afternoon, I hope I can be quite brief. I begin by declaring an interest as a trustee of the Prison…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMany things could be added to the Bill and many could be taken away but the general thrust of the law, as my noble friend well understands, being a barrister of considerable…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all those who have spoken in this debate. I am particularly grateful to the noble Lords, Lord Paddick and Lord Rosser, for their qualified support for…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Shrewsbury and to the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, for signing my Amendment 150 to Clause 63.…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI remember that remark very well, and I adhere to everything that I said then. I hope that the noble Baroness is not setting up an Aunt Sally. The speech that I gave a moment ago…03 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, it may well be that the Government are wise to compromise on this issue. There is a fair amount in Part 4 that has excited controversy in this House, in the other place…03 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow my fellow trustee of the Prison Reform Trust, the noble Lord, Lord Bradley. The whole House could agree with everything that he said. I…01 Nov 2021HANSARDIraqi InterpretersMy Lords, the fate of the Afghan interpreters and other people who have assisted us there has already fallen off the news agenda and our front pages. That applies with greater…14 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding a Co-operative Union (Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee Report)My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Andrews, was characteristically generous to the staff of the Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee—and rightly so—as well as to the members of…13 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for performing what I think must have been quite a difficult task in explaining so clearly this long and complicated Bill. In referring to my…14 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, we are all being very diffident this evening. I apologise because I did not speak at Second Reading or in Committee on this Bill, but I am as concerned as my noble…08 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, I draw some comfort from what my noble friend Lord Godson has just said but, as other noble Lords have already said, there is no benefit in complaining today about the…18 Aug 2021HANSARDRoyal Commission on the Criminal Justice SystemMy Lords, I do not know whether I am a stakeholder or whether I can see anything being built back better, but while the Government are pausing they really should concentrate on…06 Jul 2021HANSARDUK Foreign Aid ProgrammeMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, for opening this debate, and I agree with every word he said. The 2015 Act to which he refers places the Foreign Secretary under a…01 Jul 2021HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020My Lords, none of us has much time to say a great deal, but since I suspect that we are largely in agreement, across all parties and none, that the Magnitsky sanctions—in this…24 Jun 2021HANSARDMyanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021My Lords, I begin by thanking my noble friend for opening the debate so clearly and with such conviction. I also refer to my interests in the register and, in particular, to my…07 Jun 2021HANSARDGlobal Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021My Lords, I begin by declaring an interest in that some of the casework I do in my private practice at the Bar involves acting for the Serious Fraud Office, which deals with cases…26 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I cannot compete with the noble Lord, Lord Griffiths, a former president of the Methodist Conference, in his tribute to the right reverend Prelate. I will just add this:…12 May 2021