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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I shall try not to repeat what my noble friends Lord Moylan and Lady Fraser said. My amendment asks the Secretary of State to make regulations providing for “the…27 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThat is what I am hoping. Thank you very much.27 Feb 2026HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill: ExclusionMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, for providing the opportunity for noble Lords to raise a matter of deep and real public interest. The exclusion of…26 Feb 2026HANSARDPrisons: EducationMy Lords, as we have heard, today is my noble friend Lord Attlee’s penultimate day as a Member of this House, so I take this opportunity to thank him for all his hard work and…24 Feb 2026HANSARDBetter Prisons: Less Crime (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, this has been an illuminating debate on a most important report. I will come to the report shortly, but first I will address the five compelling and varied maiden…12 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, Amendments 48 to 54, in my name and that of my noble and learned friend Lord Keen of Elie, concern the operation of the victim contact scheme and the new helpline…11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, there is clearly a balance to be struck. I think we should, as we go forward, because we all have the same interests at heart here, look carefully at whether there will…11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, Amendments 58, 59 and 60 are intended to strengthen the role of the Victims’ Commissioner. They would ensure that the commissioner can more effectively promote the…11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, this has been an interesting debate. At the heart of it lies the underfunded state of our criminal justice system—something which the noble and learned Lord, Lord…11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I addressed this at some length in opening. I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, and the Minister for correcting my errors. I shall add nothing more. I am…11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I listened with interest to the Minister. I remain of the view that private prosecutions are a constitutional safeguard for when the CPS is unable or unwilling to act.…11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, and her eminent supporters for bringing forward these amendments, and to all noble Lords for their contributions…11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I can be brief. I support Amendment 63 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Russell of Liverpool. We have already spoken about the need for consistency across our justice…11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I listened with interest to what the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, had to say, and indeed to the noble Lord, Lord Pannick. I encourage the Minister to listen with care…11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, Clause 12 is an exception to the many provisions of the Bill that we support. It concerns the recovery of costs in private prosecutions. On its face, it may seem a minor…11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, this group of amendments concerns the terms of the unduly lenient sentence scheme, which we consider has too narrow a window to effectively allow for victims to reflect…11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I oppose the Question that Clause 11 stand part of the Bill. This clause seeks to extend the right to prosecute to those with different qualifications from solicitors or…11 Feb 2026