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HANSARDProbation Services: Prisoner Early Release SchemeMy Lords, a magistrate recently told me that he is resorting to short-term custodial sentences because he has no confidence in the non-custodial alternatives. For example, people…14 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice: Junior Cadet SchemesMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. The Minister says how supportive he is of volunteer cadets and how powerless the Home Office is in doing anything…11 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice AccountabilityMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. I accept that there is going to be a review, so perhaps I could ask the Minister to ask the review to consider the…28 Oct 2024HANSARDPolice: Firearms OfficersMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. A former armed police officer speaking on the BBC’s “Today” programme this morning—and I commend his contribution to…22 Oct 2024HANSARDRefugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL]My Lords, I very much welcome and support the Bill. It takes a common-sense approach to the definition of family—what the person on the Clapham omnibus would reasonably consider,…18 Oct 2024HANSARDLondon UndergroundMy Lords, in support of the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, what assessment have the Government made of the cause of London Underground’s unreliability, and therefore where investment…10 Oct 2024HANSARDOperation ConiferMy Lords, does the Minister not agree that some legal process needs to be established in the case of deceased people being accused of serious criminal offences, in light of the…08 Oct 2024HANSARDCommunity Sentences (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I am another interloper, I am afraid. Sometimes the planets do align. This is a very welcome report on community sentences, and a Minister who believes that too many…26 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I declare my interest, as set out in the register, as a non-executive director of the Metropolitan Police Service. I warmly welcome the noble Lords, Lord Hanson of Flint…24 Jul 2024HANSARDPeaceful ProtestsMy Lords, I remind noble Lords that I am now a non-affiliated Member of this House and that I served for 30 years as a police officer specialising in public order policing. I also…25 Apr 2024HANSARDPolice Recruitment: ReformMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. What plans does the Home Office have to take some responsibility here and mandate the psychological assessment of…05 Mar 2024HANSARDShamima BegumMy Lords, is the Rwanda scheme, which plans to export legitimate refugees, a natural extension of this scheme, which makes those accused of terrorism someone else’s problem by…27 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, the Minister seems to rely on the emergency transit mechanism on which Rwanda works with the UNHCR. Can he confirm that this mechanism—which has a maximum capacity of…12 Feb 2024HANSARDConversion Therapy Prohibition (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) Bill [HL]My Lords, let me be clear where I stand on a couple of issues before I start. Among other subjects, I studied philosophy of mind and philosophy of religion at university. I…09 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, the movement of large numbers of people seeking asylum is in danger of overwhelming the international asylum system, as the Government’s policy statement on this Bill…29 Jan 2024HANSARDWindrush GenerationMy Lords, the Minister said that the majority of the recommendations from the lessons learned review had been implemented. Why was the Windrush working group disbanded before all…28 Nov 2023HANSARDWindrush GenerationMy Lords—28 Nov 2023HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationMy Lords, press reports at the weekend stated that, between 2020 and 2022, 100% of asylum claims by people from Afghanistan and Syria were rejected by the Rwandan authorities…20 Nov 2023HANSARDPolicing of Marches and DemonstrationsMy Lords, I declare an interest as set out in the register. Anti-Semitism is unacceptable in any setting, but does the Minister agree that arresting people in the middle of a mass…13 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I am shocked and saddened by the death of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge. He was a lovely man. I congratulate the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett, and the…08 Nov 2023