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HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill10 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill10 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillI thank the Minister for her explanation and understand that she is giving further consideration to this issue. In these circumstances, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.10 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillI am sorry, my Lords; I had not actually spoken to Amendment 9, as may have been noted, so it rather passed me by that it was for me to respond. Having heard from the Minister, it…10 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, this group contains my amendment seeking to increase the unduly lenient sentence deadline to 56 days, and amendments from the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, seeking to…10 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, these amendments clearly touch on important issues about victim safety, transparency and access to information. Amendment 10 raises an interesting question about how the…10 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I begin with Amendment 20, which deals with Clause 12. First, I am relying on the Explanatory Notes from the Minister’s own department. Where there is a private…10 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, this has been a thoughtful debate. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, and her supporters for their work on these issues. On Amendment 21, I reiterate the…10 Mar 2026HANSARDAssisted Dying Legislation: Isle of Man and JerseyMy Lords, in addition to the assisted dying legislation in the Crown dependencies of Jersey and the Isle of Man, there is, as the noble Lord, Lord Bassam, observed, also…03 Mar 2026HANSARDCourt Reporting DataMy Lords, the Courtsdesk court reporting data has been a great success in providing access to data from our courts. It has been reported that about 1,500 journalists have used the…11 Feb 2026HANSARDCourt Reporting DataMy Lords—11 Feb 2026HANSARDSeparation Centres ReviewMy Lords, I welcome the opportunity to respond to the Government’s Statement on separation centres and the independent review by Jonathan Hall KC. While the review itself contains…10 Feb 2026HANSARDScotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026My Lords, I will be brief. I am a little puzzled by the proposition that the regulation of the medicines to be employed in assisted dying is to be regarded as the central purpose…10 Feb 2026HANSARDScotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026No, I am saying that there is no impact assessment in respect of the effect of this legislation in Scotland on the regulation of the medical profession, which is also an expressly…10 Feb 2026HANSARDScotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026My Lords, I am obliged to the Minister for engaging with me on this topic. To be clear at the outset, we are not concerned with the merit, or otherwise, of the content of the…10 Feb 2026HANSARDScotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026I am underlining the narrowness of this instrument and what it omits. It omits to address properly the effect of passing this legislation through the Scottish Parliament as a…10 Feb 2026HANSARDScotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026That is my very point, with the greatest of respect, because the reserved matters are not just medical devices but regulation of the medical profession. Therefore, the very fact…10 Feb 2026HANSARDScotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026At the end to insert “but that this House regrets that the draft Order is drawn too narrowly, such that the modification of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998 would be…10 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords who have contributed to this wide-ranging and thoughtful debate on the operation of the victim contact scheme and the wider support network…09 Feb 2026