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HANSARDPrivate International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [HL]I mentioned them earlier in my observations with regard to the 1920 and 1933 Acts, which, by Order in Council—not even a statutory instrument—can draw these matters down into…13 May 2020HANSARDPrivate International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [HL]My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Adonis, has made a number of extremely telling and important points. We are clearly in a situation where we must ensure that we have either an…13 May 2020HANSARDPrisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.28 Apr 2020HANSARDPrisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillI can answer that now. The Bill will be retrospective to the extent that it will apply to all those currently serving a sentence of imprisonment who are due to come before the…28 Apr 2020HANSARDPrisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for what has been a worthwhile debate on this important Bill. I hope that families and victims affected by the sort of circumstances referred to will…28 Apr 2020HANSARDPrisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillMy Lords, this Bill will stipulate in statute an obligation on the Parole Board to ensure that the non-disclosure of information is always considered when making a release…28 Apr 2020HANSARDVagrancy Act 1824My Lords, we consider that there has been a truly remarkable achievement since the Covid-19 epidemic emerged with regard to achieving suitable accommodation for rough sleepers. A…23 Apr 2020HANSARDVagrancy Act 1824My Lords, the provisions of Section 4, but not Section 3, of the Vagrancy Act 1824 were extended to Scotland by Section 15 of the Prevention of Crimes Act 1871. Section 4 was of…23 Apr 2020HANSARDVagrancy Act 1824My Lords, the Government believe that no one should be criminalised simply for sleeping rough. In the cross-government review entitled the R ough S leeping S trategy which was…23 Apr 2020HANSARDVagrancy Act 1824My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for his further question. The review, which was led largely by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, has…23 Apr 2020HANSARDVagrancy Act 1824My Lords, I do not accept that the essentials of the provisions of Section 4 would not be worthy of enactment today. The provisions are of assistance to local authorities and…23 Apr 2020HANSARDVagrancy Act 1824I mentioned earlier that there is a concern as to whether we should repeal this legislation, amend it or substitute it with something else. As regards the position which has…23 Apr 2020HANSARDVagrancy Act 1824There are other statutory provisions in place addressing public order offences; the Public Order Act 1986 is an example and I also mentioned the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and…23 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Prisons and Offender RehabilitationLike other noble Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord German, for securing this debate. If I appear to move at speed as I address these matters, it is because I want to address as…23 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Prisons and Offender RehabilitationI will do so in about a minute, if I may. The noble Lord, Lord Marks, asked about prisoners being outside cells. Clearly, we must maintain social distancing at present. The noble…23 Apr 2020HANSARDPrivate International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [HL]I apologise—it has signed but not ratified. As the noble and learned Lord will know, it takes a little time for signatures. There has to be a certain number of states signing to…17 Mar 2020HANSARDPrivate International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [HL]I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to the debate. I will take some of those points in turn. The noble and learned Lord, Lord Wallace of Tankerness, raised Hague…17 Mar 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord McColl of Dulwich and other noble Lords for their contributions to the debate. As my noble friend observed, the amendment would keep the…17 Mar 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [HL]17 Mar 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Farmer and other noble Lords for their contributions to the debate. I will speak to Amendment 2 and the other amendments in the group: 5A,…17 Mar 2020