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HANSARDSentencing Bill01 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Foster of Bath, for moving his amendment. Providing care for individuals with addictions, gambling in particular, should be a fundamental…01 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillIt is only one of the factors included. I did not mean to select just that. I was using it as shorthand for what is in my noble friend Lord Jackson’s amendment, which includes…01 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Blencathra for introducing his amendment. This is an opportunity to consider cuckooing more broadly. We on these Benches recognise the need…27 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, as was clear from our debate, this is a very important group of amendments, which seek to clarify and improve a necessary measure in the Bill. When we discussed the…27 Nov 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, His Majesty’s Opposition have made no secret of our profound reservations about the sweeping presumption in favour of suspended sentences. We fear that it risks sending…26 Nov 2025HANSARDSentencing Bill26 Nov 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly to these amendments, tabled by the noble Baronesses, Lady Hamwee and Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb. Amendment 15, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady…26 Nov 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate, and many of them have supported the sentiment underlying this amendment. It has clearly shown our…26 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will not be long. I speak to Amendment 726, which, as those of you who get that far in the list of amendments will see from the explanatory statement, is one of a…21 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank my noble friend Lord Blencathra for his series of interesting amendments regarding knife crime. As we have already heard, my noble friend comes to this debate with the…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, we on these Benches believe that this group contains sensible and prudent amendments. They require us to review the effectiveness of the Government’s measures and to…19 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI wanted to make it plain because some people listening to the noble and learned Lord might have thought I had not said that.14 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillBefore the noble and learned Lord sits down, may I just make it absolutely plain that I said that capacity was necessary but not sufficient. I am not stuck with whether it should…14 Nov 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I shall be very brief. The definition at the beginning is a most important matter. I am quite clear, having heard noble Lords make a number of very sound observations,…14 Nov 2025HANSARDPrisoner Releases in ErrorMy Lord, we heard that, in the seven months April to October this year, there have been 91 mistaken releases, which is 13 a month. How many of those 91 had been convicted of…13 Nov 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, I say at the outset how sorry I was to learn of the death of the noble Baroness, Lady Newlove. She will be much missed around the House. She was a powerful champion for…12 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed to this thoughtful debate on Clause 4 and associated amendments. The discussion has reflected the balance that must…10 Nov 2025HANSARDAccidental Prison ReleasesFurther to that answer, can the Minister confirm how many prisons still rely on manual, rather than digital, release date calculations, why that is so and what plans there are to…10 Nov 2025HANSARDTrials: TimelinessRecent data from the Criminal Bar Association shows substantial regional variations in trial delays. What specific steps are being taken to reduce these geographic disparities in…10 Nov 2025