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HANSARDHer Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIMy Lords, I had the privilege and pleasure during my Army career to have audiences with Her Majesty the Queen. When I became Chief Inspector of Prisons, those audiences continued.…10 Sept 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Henig. I have three points to make. First, as other noble Lords have said, I deplore the number of times we…12 May 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I strongly support Amendment 1, to which I have added my name. I declare an interest as a vice-chairman of the Chagos Islands (British Indian Ocean Territory) All-Party…28 Feb 2022HANSARDCriminal Justice: Royal CommissionTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made with the establishment of the Royal Commission on the Criminal Justice System announced in the 2019 Queen’s Speech.07 Feb 2022HANSARDCriminal Justice: Royal CommissionMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply. I make no apologies for asking the Question again, because, as I have said before, I regarded it as extremely discourteous of the…07 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as a founder member and, like the noble Baroness, Lady Whitaker, a vice-chairman of the Chagos Islands All Party Parliamentary Group. Having once…27 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I rise to strongly support this amendment, which was so ably introduced by my noble friend Lady Meacher, particularly if it is matched by a strong commitment to…12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I strongly support this amendment. Noting the success of the Youth Justice Board, as the noble Lord, Lord Marks, did, I venture to suggest that many of the problems of…10 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, when you are speaking 51st on the Second Reading of a Bill which has already generated much controversy in the other place, the chances are that some other noble Lords…05 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I support Amendments 89 and 90. I endorse what the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, said. Thompson and Venables, the murderers of Jamie Bulger, although 10 at the time,…15 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, when you are number 55 in a 74-strong speakers’ list, you have not got much new to say. As other noble Lords have said, there is much to be welcomed in this…07 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 292P, so ably introduced by the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford. As the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, bleakly pointed out, the history…24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I support Amendments 240A and 259C, so comprehensively introduced by the noble Lord, Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames. Ever since the formation of the Youth Justice Board,…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I strongly support all the amendments in this group, not least because the cause of prisoners serving indeterminate sentences has been languishing ever since such…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I rise to support Amendments 210 and 211, and congratulate the noble Earl, Lord Attlee, and the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, on their introductions. I am at one with the…15 Nov 2021HANSARDAssisted Dying Bill [HL]My Lords, I, too, congratulate my noble friend Lady Meacher on bringing forward this Bill. I make no apologies for focusing entirely on my wife, who took her own life recently…22 Oct 2021HANSARDIraqi InterpretersMy Lords, does the Minister agree that we have forfeited any right to have our word taken as our bond, through our shameful treatment of those whom we employed as interpreters in…14 Oct 2021HANSARDRoyal Commission on the Criminal Justice SystemTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made with the establishment of the Royal Commission on the Criminal Justice System announced in the 2019 Queen’s Speech.06 Jul 2021HANSARDRoyal Commission on the Criminal Justice SystemMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that disappointing reply. The last time I asked his predecessor this Question, I was told that a committee in the Ministry of Justice was…06 Jul 2021HANSARDArmed Forces: Transition to Civilian LifeMy Lords, can the Minister please tell the House whether the Department for Work and Pensions has carried out any assessment of the usefulness of Armed Forces employment to…15 Jun 2021