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HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill30 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill30 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, the infected blood scandal is an appalling injustice. We in the Labour Party want to ensure that justice and compensation for victims and their families are delivered…30 Apr 2024HANSARDLitigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill [HL]I will make the briefest of comments. I welcome the amendments put forward by the Minister. I very much take to heart the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, that the Bill…29 Apr 2024HANSARDIndeterminate SentencesMy Lords, to be clear, the Labour Party does not support the resentencing of IPP prisoners. Our view is that it would put the resentencing judges in an impossible situation when…29 Apr 2024HANSARDPeaceful ProtestsMy Lords, first I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, for introducing this debate. Although there are very few speakers, it is actually a very important subject. I declare my…25 Apr 2024HANSARDPrisons: Foreign National OffendersMy Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Jackson of Peterborough, for initiating this debate, which has been very informed. I look forward to the Minister’s response in due…25 Apr 2024HANSARDCrown Prosecution Service: Racial BiasMy Lords, the Lammy Review was very clear. It said, first, that young men from ethnic minorities—particularly black young men—are more likely to be charged more aggressively, as…25 Apr 2024HANSARDCrime Statistics: Gender IdentityMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, has raised this question on a number of occasions, and the Minister’s answer has been similar, where he has pointed to reviews by the UK…24 Apr 2024HANSARDCare Worker Visa RegimeMy Lords, the Minister spoke of fraudulent sponsors and exploitative agents. What assessment have the Government made of the need to tighten up repayment clauses for relocation…23 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill23 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lady Thornton, I wish to test the opinion of the House on Amendment 57.23 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for introducing this amendment. As he said, we had a helpful discussion on this proposal in Committee. The unique identifier for victims is a…23 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, a number of the amendments in this group are in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Thornton. Addressing first Amendment 19, which the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton,…23 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill23 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I am not convinced by the noble Earl. When he opened, he acknowledged that this is an especially vulnerable group and that some cases have a case for novel funding…23 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I will speak to this briefly, although we regard it as fundamentally important. Amendment 77 would require the Secretary of State to develop proposals for the provision…23 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, although this has been a relatively short debate, it has been quite comprehensive. All noble Lords have spoken with brevity about these sensitive issues. I will…23 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I have a genuine question. Of course, I support the amendment, but the wording here is “if a member of the force has reasonable grounds to believe that a child who…23 Apr 2024HANSARDParents: SeparationMy Lords, I first thank the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, for tabling this short debate. As my noble friend Lord Davies said, it has been a very interesting and well-informed debate.…22 Apr 2024