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HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill11 Oct 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices BillMy Lords, we now move to a different aspect of the Bill: the retirement age of members of the judiciary. I thank noble and learned Lords who have sat through the past couple of…11 Oct 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices BillMy Lords, I certainly support 100% the new recruitment programme for magistrates. When I first became a magistrate 14 years ago, there were 30,000 magistrates; there are now…11 Oct 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill11 Oct 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly on this matter, but I acknowledge its importance and I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Janke, for raising it. The amendment touches on a number of…11 Oct 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices BillMy Lords, I wish to speak briefly to this amendment. I open by paying tribute to my noble friend Lord Davies for the expertise with which he has raised these issues surrounding…11 Oct 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices BillMy Lords, first, I thank my noble friend Lord Davies for his comprehensive speech introducing these issues. I also thank the noble Baroness, Lady Janke, for putting her name to…11 Oct 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill11 Oct 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Viscount for his explanation and for addressing some of the questions which I asked. I will reflect on the answers. I should also apologise to my noble…11 Oct 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendments 1 to 3 in my name. They are probing amendments to draw out some further detail, and I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Janke, for adding her…11 Oct 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Viscount, Lord Younger, for introducing the Bill. I think I am right in saying that both he and I are laymen on this subject in that we are not lawyers…07 Sept 2021HANSARDTerrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2021My Lords, I, too, thank the Minister for explaining this order. As she said, terrorist groups now recruit, radicalise and train individuals from a distance, distributing terrorist…15 Jul 2021HANSARDCharities Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing the Bill. This debate has demonstrated the great experience in this Committee. Before I get into my speech, I want to comment…07 Jul 2021HANSARDCriminal Justice (Electronic Commerce) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021My Lords, we in the Labour Party accept that this instrument is necessary to address the current lopsided arrangements following the end of the transition period of the UK leaving…30 Jun 2021HANSARDLibel and Defamation Cases: Cost to Public FundsMy Lords, in October 2019, the MoJ published its post-legislative memorandum regarding the operation of the Defamation Act 2013 since it came into force. It concluded: “There has…14 Jun 2021HANSARDHillsborough: Collapse of TrialsMy Lords, following the collapse of the trials relating to the Hillsborough disaster, on 10 June in response to the UQ in the Commons the Lord Chancellor said that he would very…14 Jun 2021HANSARDYouth Justice StatisticsMy Lords, I remind the House that I sit as a youth magistrate in London. I am in no doubt that the noble Baroness has sensed the exasperation of the previous questioners. In…10 Jun 2021HANSARDImmigration (Collection, Use and Retention of Biometric Information and Related Amendments) Regulations 2021My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing these two instruments. The first—the Immigration (Collection, Use and Retention of Biometric Information and Related Amendments)…07 Jun 2021HANSARDBritish Nationality Act 1981 (Immigration Rules Appendix EU) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I, too, welcome this instrument and, along with the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, and the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, I shall raise a number of questions, many of which…07 Jun 2021HANSARDCriminal Justice Review: Response to RapeMy Lords, there is a lamentable state of prosecutions for rape in England and Wales. Equally, there is a shared desire between all parties to see better, fairer outcomes and…26 May 2021