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HANSARDUncollected Financial PenaltiesMy Lords, it is essential that financial penalties are collected and enforced. His Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service uses robust methods to do so, including taking money from…13 May 2025HANSARDUncollected Financial PenaltiesYes, if I am able to find those figures, I will indeed write to my noble friend.13 May 2025HANSARDUncollected Financial PenaltiesI thank my noble friend for that question. The figures he quoted reflect how difficult it is to track down the money when criminals are hiding it. It takes hugely intensive work,…13 May 2025HANSARDUncollected Financial PenaltiesWhat the Government will do is write to the noble Lord. After much time in this House, I know that this issue comes up very regularly. If there was a simple answer to that…13 May 2025HANSARDUncollected Financial PenaltiesIt is an interesting question—one which I used to grapple with regularly when I sat as a magistrate in Westminster. The noble Lord is asking that the sentencer increase the…13 May 2025HANSARDUncollected Financial PenaltiesI do not know the answer to that question. If the £5 billion is in the Government’s accounts, I do not know how free they are to use that money. If there is anything more I can…13 May 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]That this House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment 53.12 May 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, with the leave of the House, I will also speak to Amendments 54 to 74 and 79. We all agree that tackling the abuse of intimate image deepfakes is incredibly important. I…12 May 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I have listened carefully to the arguments, particularly those in favour of the noble Baroness’s Amendment 55, the creating offence, which seeks to replace the…12 May 2025HANSARDProperty (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a third time.08 May 2025HANSARDProperty (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am glad that the Bill has the support of all noble Lords who have spoken. I note that three Whips are sitting in my presence, and I am sure they will have heard the…08 May 2025HANSARDProperty (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL]My Lords, I would like to provide an update on the territorial extent of the Bill. The focus of the Bill is on clarifying personal property law, which is devolved to Northern…08 May 2025HANSARDProperty (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL]That the Bill do now pass.08 May 2025HANSARDProperty (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to speak to this Bill, which colleagues will know has undergone extensive scrutiny by the Special Public Bill Committee since its introduction in…08 May 2025HANSARDCriminal Cases Review CommissionThe Ministry of Justice has increased the CCRC’s budget year on year since 2020-21. The budget for 2025-26 has been set at £10.1 million, which is an increase of 38% since…07 May 2025HANSARDCriminal Cases Review CommissionMy Lords, it is essential that the public have confidence in the CCRC and its ability to investigate potential miscarriages of justice fairly and impartially. An interim chair is…07 May 2025HANSARDCriminal Cases Review CommissionAs I said in my first Answer to the noble and learned Lord, the intention is to appoint an interim chair who will conduct a review of the way the CCRC is working, and that will be…07 May 2025HANSARDCriminal Cases Review CommissionI thank my noble and learned friend. It was of course an independent board which was appointed by my right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor. She acted on the advice of the…07 May 2025HANSARDLegal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Domestic Abuse) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2025That the draft Order and Regulations laid before the House on 13 and 20 March be approved. Relevant document: 22nd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee.…07 May 2025HANSARDCriminal Cases Review CommissionThe noble and learned Baroness is right to say that there is concern with the CCRC. The Lord Chancellor has recognised that and has put in place the framework, if I can put it…07 May 2025