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HANSARDTerrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy Lords, I turn first to the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, and the question that he asked me. I accept, of course, that the independent reviewer Jonathan Hall, QC…24 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy Lords, my Amendments 3 and 5 seek a review of the working of this legislation one year after the Bill comes into force. Amendment 3 is concerned with Clauses 1 and 2, relating…24 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) Bill24 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy Lords, I am familiar with the case of Abedin. I do not accept, however, that that involves or considers the position here, where the length of time spent in custody is changed…24 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillAt end insert “but that this House regrets that the bill fails to propose measures to deradicalise and rehabilitate offenders and to provide adequate resources to that end; and…24 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for the careful way in which he has opened this debate. No one who considers the recent attacks at London Bridge and Streatham High Road…24 Feb 2020HANSARDSentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL] (Law Commission Bill)My Lords, I will be relatively brief for a number of reasons. First, it is late. Secondly, this Bill has had a unanimous welcome and support from around the House; and, thirdly,…11 Feb 2020HANSARDLegal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Commencement No. 14) Order 2019My Lords, there is widespread agreement that a great deal of crime is related to and fuelled by alcohol. Indeed, Members of your Lordships’ House have been saying for many years,…11 Feb 2020HANSARDLegal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Commencement No. 14) Order 2019My Lords, before the noble and learned Lord sits down, is it intended that the alcohol monitoring requirements be imposed as a generality in the first stages of the rollout,…11 Feb 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [HL]My Lords, as the House has heard, the present law on the grounds for divorce dates from the Divorce Reform Act 1969, which was then reflected in the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973.…05 Feb 2020HANSARDCrime: Support for Children and Young PeopleMy Lords, the recent briefing on the Queen’s Speech reported that only 18% of victims were aware of the victims’ code at all. What steps are the Government taking to improve…05 Feb 2020HANSARDRelease of Prisoners (Alteration of Relevant Proportion of Sentence) Order 2019My Lords, this order is a populist response to perceived public concern and uninformed press comment. Lacking any genuine evidence base, it is, I regret, one among several…22 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Lords, Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay and Lord Davies of Gower, on their excellent and powerful maiden speeches. For Liberal Democrats,…08 Jan 2020HANSARDCrime: RapeMy Lords, whether or not the Government’s review leads to a change in the law on rape, does the noble and learned Lord nevertheless agree that there is much more to be done to…22 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I shall concentrate in winding up primarily on justice issues. As an example, I welcome the Government’s commitment to addressing violent crime. Increasing violent…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBailiff ReformsMy Lords, the Government are publicly committed to ensuring that enforcement agents treat debtors fairly, responsibly and proportionately. The proposed breathing space scheme, the…17 Oct 2019HANSARDOffender Management and TreatmentMy Lords, this has been a serious but, in many ways, profoundly depressing debate—secured and introduced so ably by the noble Lord, Lord Ramsbotham, whom so many of us have…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitMy Lords—02 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitMy Lords, we have repeatedly heard this week the Conservative conference slogan: “Get Brexit Done”, followed by, “then we can get on with our domestic priorities”. That is an…02 Oct 2019HANSARDLegal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid for Separated Children) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2019My Lords, I, too, welcome this order and thank the Minister for introducing and explaining it. I also welcome the comments made initially by the noble Earl, Lord Listowel,…01 Oct 2019