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HANSARDVictims and Courts BillAs the noble Baroness knows, the period for appeal is extendable in certain circumstances. That is quite an important provision.16 Dec 2025HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I say at the outset that, as far as the speakers in the gap are concerned, the noble Lord, Lord Hacking, need not fear to intervene in the gap, as he has done on other…16 Dec 2025HANSARDRestriction of Jury TrialsMy Lords, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen, is right to point to the CPS figures and to what was reported in the Sunday Times . The important point is the post-charge…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillI ask the Minister to consider this. The power to suspend that is sought by this amendment would be a power exercisable by the court and therefore reportable to the DVLA, as a…03 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillPending those discussions, I beg leave to withdraw my amendment.03 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, this amendment, in the final group of what has been a very long afternoon and evening, would give the power to a court when granting bail to a defendant charged with the…03 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing Bill03 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, I wish to speak to my Amendments 111 to 113. When asked by the Deputy Chairman, I said that I did not wish to do so, but that was because I did not realise that we had…03 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, this group of two amendments in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Hamwee addresses the position of the effect of changes in the law. Amendment 138 would give a…03 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, this has been an interesting group. When the concept of earned progression was originally floated and considered by the Government, considerable stress was laid both on…03 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Lemos, for his response and his understanding. I am, however, disappointed that he is not prepared at this stage to commit to…03 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, I will withdraw the amendment at this stage, but it is on the basis that I do not accept the criticisms of the detail of Amendment 138 made by the noble and learned…03 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing Bill03 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, the speeches in this debate have been comprehensive and committed, so I have little to add to them. All noble Lords who have spoken have done so passionately and…03 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, this group comprises Amendments 90 to 92 in my name and that of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Gloucester. I am extremely grateful to the right reverend…03 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords—03 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, my Amendment 122, which is on page 25 of the Marshalled List, would give the Probation Service the power to change the required residence of an offender under…03 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, I oppose this clause standing part of the Bill. It seems to me that everything that has been said by the noble Baronesses, Lady Bennett and Lady Chakrabarti, is right. I…03 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing Bill03 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, to follow on from what my noble friend Lady Hamwee has said, we on these Benches support this amendment, for all the reasons given and explained at length by the noble…03 Dec 2025