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HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillMy Lords, I would have preferred not to see the Kinnock amendment in the Bill, whether it was a mistake or not. As the noble Lord, Lord Kerr, pointed out in Committee, it is not…06 Sept 2019HANSARDSentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL]My Lords, we support the carryover of this Bill. We regard the handling of the Bill in accordance with the Law Commission’s fast-track procedure a model of its kind. It has had a…05 Sept 2019HANSARDProsecutions and SentencingMy Lords, given the Prime Minister’s recent pronouncements on tackling crime more generally, are the Government abandoning previous policy on rehabilitation—of using prison less…03 Sept 2019HANSARDCrown Prosecution Service: Rape and Sexual OffencesMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, on securing this debate, which responds to widespread and justified public concern about the failure to…23 Jul 2019HANSARDCrown Prosecution Service: Rape and Sexual OffencesI am sorry to interrupt the noble and learned Lord, but the problem that most of us have been concerned with on these consent forms is, first, the blanket nature of their use—the…23 Jul 2019HANSARDVictims of Crime (Rights, Entitlements, and Notification of Child Sexual Abuse) Bill [HL]My Lords, I join other noble Lords in congratulating my noble friend Lady Brinton on introducing the Bill, which contains a range of careful and well-thought-out measures. In…19 Jul 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL]My Lords, I wish simply to join in the unanimous praise and gratitude for the Government’s acceptance of those amendments that they have accepted, and their tabling of these…02 Jul 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL]Accepting what the Minister says about the framework, there is nothing in Clause 8 as I read it—he will no doubt correct me if I am wrong—that prevents the Lord Chancellor giving…24 Jun 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will briefly address the Minister’s comments on my amendments. I had understood that Amendments 2 and 3 were accepted, but that discussion was before my Amendment 9A…24 Jun 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL]My Lords, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier, has reminded me that perhaps I should make the same declaration—so I do so now. We support Amendments 22 to 24, not only for…24 Jun 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL]Again, I am not sure about that. I do not accept what I understand to be the Government’s argument against the amendments. Clause 8 includes a rule-requiring power, and Clause 9…24 Jun 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL]Can the Minister clarify a point he made in relation to Amendments 11 to 13? Having regard to the amendments which have already been accepted, the balance of the committee at the…24 Jun 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to all the amendments in this group that I have anything to do with. I welcome the Government’s Amendment 1 requiring that, in the context of making the…24 Jun 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL]24 Jun 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL]24 Jun 2019HANSARDJustice: Private SectorMy Lords, can the noble and learned Lord assure us that in future contracts, in view of the failures there have been, far more attention will be given to specifying requirements…18 Jun 2019HANSARDSentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a particular pleasure to speak because I have rarely attended any debate where there has been quite such unanimity. We of course also welcome the Bill and the…12 Jun 2019HANSARDProbate: DelaysMy Lords, delays in grants of probate are causing frustration and hardship, not only for bereaved families but for many people caught in sale and purchase chains whose property…12 Jun 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 3 is in my name and in the names of my noble friend Lord Beith and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge. This amendment seeks to have the Bill offer a choice…10 Jun 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL]My Lords, our Amendments 31 to 33 in this group require a statutory review between three and four years from the date on which the Bill becomes law. They also require a report to…10 Jun 2019