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HANSARDProperty (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL]From the tenor of my earlier remarks, noble Lords may not be surprised that I say: leave the Bill as it is. Thinking about tertium quid, I shall say only that I wondered if it…03 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will be brief. I congratulate my noble friend Lady Owen on these three splendid amendments. She has done a tremendous service to the criminal law and the women of this…28 Jan 2025HANSARDComplications from Abortions (Annual Report) Bill [HL]My Lords, this Bill performs an important service. It highlights the absence of accurate, comprehensive statistics in respect of abortions. My noble friend Lord Moylan is to be…13 Dec 2024HANSARDSocial Cohesion and Community during Periods of ChangeMy Lords, I am grateful to the most reverend Primate for initiating this debate. I pay tribute to my noble friend Lord Sharma. He has delivered an important maiden speech. I look…06 Dec 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I begin by saying that, like others, I am grateful to the Minister for the time he gave to meeting me. However, the fact remains that our concerns about the Bill have…20 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 10, in the name of my noble friend Lord Sharpe of Epsom, which seeks to delete Clause 1(4). It is worth looking at that subsection. It says:…20 Nov 2024HANSARDNon-crime Hate IncidentsMy Lords, last year, I spoke in the debate on the new code of practice and urged the then Conservative Minister to require that each police force, among other things, report to…19 Nov 2024HANSARDLegal Aid: Social Welfare and Family LawMy Lords, until 2012, there was funding for the excellent support scheme for specialist providers of social welfare and housing law. What consideration are the Government giving…18 Nov 2024HANSARDProbation Services: Prisoner Early Release SchemeBut—14 Nov 2024HANSARDProbation Services: Prisoner Early Release SchemeMy Lords, the Chief Probation Officer said in September that they expected up to one-third of early release prisoners to reoffend. What steps have the Government taken to ensure…14 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords ReformMy Lords, it was a privilege to listen to that last speech and indeed to many others we have heard today. I am grateful to the noble Baroness for initiating this debate. In…12 Nov 2024HANSARDRadio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024My Lords, I thank the Minister for her helpful explanation. This is an important legislative instrument to regulate electronic devices in Northern Ireland. It implements the…11 Nov 2024HANSARDProperty (Digital Assets etc) BillMy Lords, the Law Commission has produced two admirable reports. The Bill, we suggest, is a necessary but appropriately constrained measure. I shall be interested to hear the…06 Nov 2024HANSARDCommand Paper Safeguarding the UnionPresumably, the regional envoy has an important role in promoting the union. When will Sue Gray be starting her job?06 Nov 2024HANSARDProperty (Digital Assets etc) BillMy Lords, this has been a most interesting debate. I am grateful, as are others, to the Minister for his careful opening. On this side we welcome the Bill. It may be small in size…06 Nov 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for her response and for the care with which she delivered it. My amendments were there to ensure that the already overburdened prison sector is not put under…30 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for her reply. I am grateful to the Government for the consideration they have given to these amendments. I shall continue to make the case for changes to the…30 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]30 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, my Amendments 105 and 106 were commencement blocks when laid that sought to ensure that the Government published an assessment of the justice impact of the Bill before…30 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, this is a group of five amendments. Amendment 60 would reduce the maximum custodial sentence to 12 months. Amendment 61 would remove the word “connivance” in respect of…30 Oct 2024