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HANSARDFinancial Provision on DivorceMy Lords, I start by declaring an interest in that, although I do no divorce work now, I once did, and I am still—rather by default, I fear—a member of the Family Law Bar…10 Nov 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023: Online Hate and RacismMy Lords, there has been considerable improvement in recent years within the police in combating racism, but recent reviews and some events have shown that there is some way to…05 Nov 2025HANSARDPrison Services: InsourcingMy Lords, does the noble Lord agree that there are two particular areas that might benefit from insourcing when the review is undertaken? One area is tagging: this could easily be…05 Nov 2025HANSARDAdult Prison Estate: Support for Young PeopleMy Lords, since the 2022 policy framework, decisions on the actual age for transition from the youth estate to adult prisons appear to have been made largely on grounds of prison…03 Nov 2025HANSARDPrisoner Release ChecksMy Lords, I echo the thanks of the noble Lord, Lord Wolfson, to the authorities that finally apprehended and deported Mr Kebatu, and, indeed, the sympathy that he expressed to the…29 Oct 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, although this Bill is extremely wide-ranging, as has been pointed out, and plainly lacks focus, we have had an interesting and diffuse debate and we can discern…16 Oct 2025HANSARDInterpreting Services in the Courts (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, at the end of a debate of very high quality, I join with others in commending this report, and the work of the committee, so ably chaired by the noble Baroness, Lady…09 Sept 2025HANSARDCriminal Justice Act 2003 (Removal of Prisoners for Deportation) Order 2025My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for his helpful and brief introduction to what is, in effect, a relatively simple instrument. It comes against a background, as he…08 Sept 2025HANSARDSentencing Act 2020 (Amendment of Schedule 21) Regulations 2025My Lords, in considering this instrument, I once again express our gratitude to the Minister for the way in which he set out the justification for the instrument and its…08 Sept 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I have not spoken on the Bill before and I apologise for entering these debates at this late stage. Indeed, I start by saying that I have considerable sympathy with the…23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillSuch protections as would be afforded would depend on the individual case and on such measures as the tribunal thought appropriate; they might indeed include anonymity or witness…23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI do not understand why the Secretary of State should not have that information as a matter of public record, or why he should not have become aware of it. Plainly, if the…23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillThere is nothing secret about any such discussions. They relate to anonymity for such a worker and the restrictions on publicity that might protect such a worker from exactly the…23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillThere might be others. Then again, there might not. I quite accept that a Secretary of State would have to weigh up very carefully the competing considerations in favour of the…23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillThe noble Lord has plainly given the Government solid pause for thought on that point, because of course any proceedings before a tribunal of first instance can be withdrawn by…23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I am sorry to get up again, but would the Minister like to say something about adverse costs orders against workers?23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI venture to suggest that in some circumstances it might be, but I add an important point, which is that my party has been involved in discussions with the Government about the…23 Jul 2025HANSARDEuropean Convention on Human RightsMy Lords, in our view, trying to change the ECHR, which would require unanimity, would be as futile as it would be undesirable. However, on the Government’s immigration White…17 Jul 2025HANSARDPrisons: Early ReleaseMy Lords, the Question from the noble Lord, Lord Murray, referred to “public confidence”. On the basis that the Government are right that early release schemes have been essential…09 Jul 2025HANSARDPrisons: Mothers and BabiesMy Lords, the six mother and baby units are successful. However, 17,000 children a year are separated from their mothers by imprisonment, harming both children and mothers. The…07 Jul 2025