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HANSARDCompetition Appeal Tribunal (Coronavirus) (Recording and Broadcasting) Order 2020That the draft Order laid before the House on 22 June be approved. Relevant document: 21st Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee15 Jul 2020HANSARDCompetition Appeal Tribunal (Coronavirus) (Recording and Broadcasting) Order 2020My Lords, the statutory instrument before us grants the Competition Appeal Tribunal a temporary exception to Section 41 of the Criminal Justice Act and Section 9 of the Contempt…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCompetition Appeal Tribunal (Coronavirus) (Recording and Broadcasting) Order 2020My Lords, I am grateful for the contributions to the debate and shall address some of the points raised. My noble friend Lady Anelay of St Johns asked a number of questions. The…15 Jul 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Act 1998 (Section 75 —Designation of Public Authority) Order 2020My Lords, I am grateful for the contributions to this debate and I shall address the points made as fully as possible. First, the noble Lord, Lord Hain, touched on the issue of…08 Jul 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Act 1998 (Section 75 —Designation of Public Authority) Order 2020That the draft Order laid before the House on 8 June be approved. Relevant document: 19th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee08 Jul 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Act 1998 (Section 75 —Designation of Public Authority) Order 2020My Lords, this draft instrument will ensure that the Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens’ Rights Agreements—the IMA—established under the European Union (Withdrawal…08 Jul 2020HANSARDLammy ReviewMy Lords, we are committed to improving the collection and publication of data, and to using the data to identify and tackle disparities across the criminal justice system. We…02 Jul 2020HANSARDLammy ReviewMy Lords, clearly, support is given to those suffering mental health issues. Unfortunately, that reflects a large proportion of the prison population. I cannot give identified…02 Jul 2020HANSARDLammy ReviewMy Lords, the CPS in particular is fully committed to ensuring that its decisions are free from racial bias. In that context, it is currently investigating a limited number of…02 Jul 2020HANSARDLammy ReviewMy Lords, we are of course concerned about ensuring visible diversity across the entire justice system. That is particularly challenging in the judiciary and magistracy, and we…02 Jul 2020HANSARDLammy ReviewMy Lords, I do not accept that the MoJ has been dilatory in this respect. As the noble Lord’s question implicitly acknowledges, the Lammy review was necessary. We are still taking…02 Jul 2020HANSARDLammy ReviewClearly, these issues are under continuous review, but we have a particular concern over knife crime and we are bringing forward legislation on serious violence that will oblige…02 Jul 2020HANSARDLammy ReviewMy Lords, we responded to the Lammy review by publishing in December 2017 our undertakings at implementation. Where a recommendation could not be implemented in full or as set out…02 Jul 2020HANSARDPrisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bull, and other noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. Perhaps I may reiterate the position of the Government, which is…01 Jul 2020HANSARDPrisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillI thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. The Government remain of the view that these amendments would place too much emphasis on findings of mental…01 Jul 2020HANSARDPrisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. I quite understand the concern that has been expressed about the victims of crime and the victims of…01 Jul 2020HANSARDMarriage and Religious WeddingsMy Lords, there is an issue to be addressed with regard to what amounts to forced marriage. Since 2014 that has been a specific criminal offence, and since 2017 we have ensured…30 Jun 2020HANSARDMarriage and Religious WeddingsMy Lords, the Government continue the exploration of limited reform and non-legislative options that they began in detail last spring. We are doing so with the greatest care. Any…30 Jun 2020HANSARDMarriage and Religious WeddingsMy Lords, I am not in a position to give such an undertaking. The issues raised are considered in the Integrated Communities Action Plan .30 Jun 2020HANSARDMarriage and Religious WeddingsMy Lords, if a religious ceremony of marriage or purported marriage does not conform to the requirement of Lord Hardwicke’s Act of 1753 or the marriage Act of 1836, then there…30 Jun 2020