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HANSARDPrisons: SuicidesMy Lords, the House will understand the answers given by the noble and learned Lord in relation to the training of individual officers, but that does not deal with the problem of…31 Jan 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I too express my sorrow at hearing of the death of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge. He was a great lawyer, a wonderful judge, a brilliant parliamentarian and…08 Nov 2023HANSARDEuropean Court of Human RightsMy Lords, now that we have thankfully seen the back of the Bill of Rights Bill, do the Government accept that the UK’s commitment to the binding undertaking in Article 46 of the…25 Oct 2023HANSARDJoint Enterprise: Young Black MenMy Lords, the pilot study sample was too small to draw any strong conclusions, as the report and the Minister accepted. However, it is clear that we need a new, wider study and we…19 Oct 2023HANSARDPrison CapacityMy Lords, I welcome this Statement, in part at least, and I thank the Minister for making the time to discuss it with me yesterday. However, we profoundly regret the circumstances…17 Oct 2023HANSARDJurors: Mental Health ImpactMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Berridge, raises a very important issue. We ask citizens to perform this important public service and increasingly, as she said, it can be…28 Mar 2023HANSARDNational Security Bill07 Mar 2023HANSARDNational Security BillI am grateful to the noble and learned Lord for giving way, but is it not the case that no one gets exceptional case funding simply because they otherwise would not get legal aid?…07 Mar 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, we now move on to group four on legal aid. Again, I express our gratitude to the Minister, and to the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, for his engagement with us on these…07 Mar 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, there is a sharp division of opinion on the general principles here. I share the disappointment of the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, at the position taken by the noble Lord,…07 Mar 2023HANSARDNational Security Bill07 Mar 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I wish to test the opinion of the House on Amendment 185.07 Mar 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, at the risk of being accused of buttering up the noble and learned Lord, Lord Bellamy, I should say at the outset that we are very grateful to him, his officials and the…07 Mar 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I have heard the Minister’s explanation. It is right that the amendments that were between us were Amendments 174 and 175. Having considered his point on the court’s…07 Mar 2023HANSARDNational Security Bill07 Mar 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for the helpful explanation of the many government amendments in this group. I thank him and the Government also for the considerable movement they…01 Mar 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for his response to these amendments, but it has disclosed a very sharp distinction between those of us who believe that a public…01 Mar 2023HANSARDNational Security Bill01 Mar 2023HANSARDPrisoners: Imprisonment for Public ProtectionMy Lords, in concert with all who have spoken, I suggest that the continued detention of so many IPP prisoners beyond their tariffs shames the criminal justice system. We have…01 Mar 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, this group concerns the public interest defence which is contained in Amendment 79 in my name, and the names of the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, and the noble and learned…01 Mar 2023