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HANSARDCivil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020To move that the House regrets that the Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020 will not continue to protect tenants from eviction, and calls on Her Majesty’s…23 Sept 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, I, too, congratulate the two maiden speakers. The noble Lord, Lord Vaizey, spoke about the importance of arts and sport in prisons, and I know from my experience that…21 Sept 2020HANSARDSentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Act 2020 (Exception) Regulations 2020My Lords, I, too, pay a personal tribute to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen, who has always been extremely courteous and helpful to me. These regulations relate to the…16 Sept 2020HANSARDRehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020My Lords, I welcome the introduction of these two amendments to existing pieces of legislation. The Minister fully set out the reasoning behind the amendments and their effects.…10 Sept 2020HANSARDPrisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillMy Lords, I echo the words of the noble Baroness, Lady Barker. I know that she spoke to Marie McCourt and informed her of the earlier stages of the debate. We are dealing with…08 Sept 2020HANSARDProbate ServiceMy Lords, there has clearly been a lot of adverse press and we have heard from other noble Lords about personal experiences where the probate service has not performed as we would…27 Jul 2020HANSARDRoyal Commission on Criminal JusticeMy Lords, does the Minister agree that there is a gross imbalance between rising levels of reported crime and a fall in prosecutions to a 50-year low, after a decade of cuts in…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCompetition Appeal Tribunal (Coronavirus) (Recording and Broadcasting) Order 2020My Lords, the Coronavirus Act 2020 made provisions for the use of video and audio technology in courts and some tribunals. However, these do not apply to the Competition Appeal…15 Jul 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Act 1998 (Section 75 —Designation of Public Authority) Order 2020My Lords, Labour supports this instrument, which designates the new Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens’ Rights Agreements as a public authority for the purposes of…08 Jul 2020HANSARDLammy ReviewMy Lords, the Minister in the other place spoke about the progress the Government had made in implementing the recommendations of the Lammy review. However, my right honourable…02 Jul 2020HANSARDPrisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillMy Lords, this is an interesting group of amendments, and my party will abstain if a vote is called. I listened carefully to the argument from the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of…01 Jul 2020HANSARDPrisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bull, very much for moving her amendment. In Committee, I supported the amendments. I also echo the support of the noble Lord, Lord…01 Jul 2020HANSARDPrisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillMy Lords, I support the amendment and I support my noble friend Lady Kennedy of Cradley. She set out very clearly the reasons for the amendment, and the majority of speakers have…01 Jul 2020HANSARDPrison SentencesMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the vast majority of short-term prison sentences are given to people who have been on community sentences, sometimes a number of times? How…29 Jun 2020HANSARDProbation ServicesMy Lords, I am speaking to reforms to the probation service in England and Wales—that is the Statement I am responding to. I thank the Deputy Speaker and the Minister for…15 Jun 2020HANSARDCrown Court (Recording and Broadcasting) Order 2020My Lords, I too open by thanking the noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen, who introduced these draft orders in his customarily thorough way. The first draft Crown Court order would…08 Jun 2020HANSARDPrisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillMy Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord German, has just said, there are essentially two groups within this single group of amendments. The first was introduced by the noble Baroness,…20 May 2020HANSARDPrisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillMy Lords, all noble Lords who have spoken on the amendment have supported it with some passion. The noble Baroness, Lady Barker, who moved it, spoke forcefully about relatives’…20 May 2020HANSARDPrisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillMy Lords, I am winding up for the Opposition on this short but very interesting debate. I want to open by addressing the point made by my noble friend Lord Blunkett. He concluded…20 May 2020HANSARDPrisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillMy Lords, this is a short Bill, with just three clauses, but it should not be underestimated because of its length. Unsurprisingly, today’s debate has been much more wide-ranging…28 Apr 2020