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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I know that the Minister is doing his best and this is not meant to be a controversial debate, but surely the paramount concern must be the welfare of the children.…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Faulks. While I entirely understand the motivation behind the amendment from the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, I am not entirely sure…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThere we are. Perhaps in the spirit of compromise, I suggest that the answer to this is a sentencing question. My noble friend Lord Blencathra pointed out that, in some of the…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, there have been two things which were splendid. First of all were the intentions behind the proposals of my noble friend Lord Blencathra, and secondly, the content and…19 Nov 2025HANSARDNational Insurance: PartnershipsMy Lords, in his earlier answer, the Minister said that much of the speculation was irresponsible, which suggests that some of it was not. Could he please list it?10 Nov 2025HANSARDTrials: TimelinessMy Lords, the Minister will remember from her time as a Crown Court judge that the time between a case first coming before a Crown Court and being listed for trial has got longer…10 Nov 2025HANSARDAccidental Prison ReleasesMy Lords, I know that the Minister works extremely hard and is very knowledgeable about this subject. He and I have been cantering around this track for more than two decades.…10 Nov 2025HANSARDCorruption: Low and Middle-income CountriesMy Lords, in inviting the Minister to comment on the matter I am about to raise, I draw attention to my practice at the Bar, which involves some corruption cases overseas. One…29 Oct 2025HANSARDChinese EmbassyMy Lords, it was my experience when serving as a law officer that the Director of Public Prosecutions—in my time, Keir Starmer—would come and see the law officers every three or…23 Oct 2025HANSARDAlleged Spying Case: Home Office InvolvementMy Lords, the problem for the Government is not the collapse of the spy trial, embarrassing though that may be, but the fact that this story keeps dribbling on from day to day and…21 Oct 2025HANSARDOfficial Secret Act Case: Witness StatementsDoes the Minister accept that China is a malign actor? It does not have our interests at heart and that the sooner we bring the Chinese embassy plans to a swift end, the better.20 Oct 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, yet again we are being asked to digest a lengthy criminal justice Bill which covers far too many diverse areas of conduct. Churchill might have said that this Bill has…16 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I will continue where other noble Lords left off. In particular, I commend the words of the noble Lord, Lord Faulks, who gave a very perceptive analysis of the problems…13 Oct 2025HANSARDIPP SentencesDoes the Minister accept that the current recall system for IPP offenders is confused, confusing, overly bureaucratic and irrational, and that it creates injustice and just…15 Sept 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords—23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I can see that the Minister is in a conflict between the advice that she is getting from her Whip and the need to answer questions from the House. Would she not agree…23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI am sorry for interrupting the noble Lord’s developing argument. He talks about anonymity; that is presumably so that the individual can have his case subsumed by the Government…23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, there are several styles of advocacy and we have had a good experience of some of them this evening, but in every way those who have spoken before me have been…23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords—23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillThat is what the Government say, not the Companion .23 Jul 2025