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HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on pursuing this matter over many years. I know that the noble Baroness, Lady Sanderson, has been at his side for most, if not all, of…13 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I shall speak first to the two amendments in my name. Amendment 29 states: “During their appointment, an advocate may sit within the Ministry of Justice for…13 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I put my name to this amendment. It was tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Hampton, who is unable to be with us. Amendment 130 seeks to ensure that a child’s capacity to…13 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton. As she persuasively said, there are many other areas where public bodies take children’s views into account. She went through…13 Feb 2024HANSARDComputer Systems: Independent TestingMy Lords, Article 40 of the French criminal procedure code provides for cybersecurity specialists who are acting in good faith and solely in the national interest to be protected…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord German, said, there is a suite of amendments in this group that, in many ways, cover the same ground as the first group. It is clear from this…12 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier, and the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, for educating me on these two matters. I was not familiar with the issue in our…07 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for moving his Amendment 119A and speaking to his other two amendments, and for the various examples he gave of the reason for the independent…07 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I open by agreeing with the last point made by the noble Lord, Lord Marks, that the overall path of this group of amendments is consistent with the harm panel’s…07 Feb 2024HANSARDCivil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2023My Lords, when the Minister introduced this SI, he explained the nature of the STPIMs and how they relate to TPIMs and said it is natural that this SI amends the Civil Procedure…06 Feb 2024HANSARDCivil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2023My Lords, I thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Stewart of Dirleton, for introducing this SI. We support it, as we did in the House of Commons. I open by noting the sad irony…06 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 36, which is in my noble friend Lord Bach’s name, as well as my own. This is a probing amendment. It does not set out to challenge the…05 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, to repeat what I said earlier, I dealt with a couple of stalking cases relatively recently. Interestingly, they were both of women stalking men. It is a very difficult…05 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I too read Dr Natalie Byrom’s compelling piece. I very much took to heart the points made by my noble friend Lord Bach. He said that the police count crimes, the CPS…05 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, for this group of amendments, to which I have put my name. I echo the point that she has had a sustained campaign on this…31 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, the discussion on this group has been remarkable. I agree with everything that all noble Lords have said. Indeed, I went to many of the same meetings about which other…31 Jan 2024HANSARDPrisons: SuicidesMy Lords, in recent weeks, I have met two young female prison officers who have dealt with suicide and attempted suicide. We have heard from the noble and right reverend Lord,…31 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI find myself in a difficult situation, because in the previous group I had said that we should not have a sterile debate about whether we should have all the victims’ code on a…31 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, this is the third time in as many years that the Government have asked this House to consider legislation to stop boat journeys and to reform the asylum system—our third…29 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I open by reiterating my noble friend’s point about acknowledging the way in which the noble and learned Lord wound up the previous group of amendments and about working…24 Jan 2024