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HANSARDAccidental 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 2025HANSARDFinancial Provision on DivorceMy Lords, like everyone else who has spoken today, I am most grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, for moving this debate so that the House can scrutinise this important…10 Nov 2025HANSARDEquality and Human Rights Commission: Draft Updated Code of PracticeMy Lords, the existing code is out of date; we are all agreed on that. The EHRC has requested that it be taken down. Why not?05 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, efforts to tackle modern slavery are indeed a noble and important cause—we all agree on that—but, as my noble friend Lord Harper said in Committee, there is a balance to…03 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, in Committee we had a very detailed and well-informed discussion of this amendment in the existing framework of legal aid in the asylum and immigration system—with a…03 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I begin by making plain our opposition to the amendments in this group. In Committee, we spent much time rehashing the arguments over the Illegal Migration Act 2023. We…03 Nov 2025HANSARDLicensing Hours Extensions BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to speak in this debate. I begin by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Watson of Wyre Forest, who has sponsored this Bill and dedicated much time to ensuring…24 Oct 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, there are necessary provisions in the Bill but there is also window dressing. While we all deplore assaults on shop workers, we do not need this new measure. There are…16 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, this group is certainly a tale of two halves. We on these Benches are unable to support the first two amendments. The United Kingdom’s problems with the current…13 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I shall speak broadly in favour of Amendment 203L, tabled by my noble friend Lady Lawlor. At its core, this amendment seeks to prevent the abuse of the student visa…13 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillHow does a member of the public ask about a decision and say, “Can you publish a decision in this case?”, if they do not know the name of it and do not know that it has been…13 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, the amendments in this group raise a serious and important issue. As we have heard, tens of thousands of decisions of real importance to both the individuals and the…13 Oct 2025HANSARDCompensation for Miscarriages of Justice (Alteration of Overall Compensation Limits) Order 2025I join with the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, in welcoming the Minister to the Dispatch Box. Our legal system is based on the principle of fairness. This…17 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill16 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI thank the Minister for her reply. By introducing the statutory guidance in this form, the Government have recognised the points which needed to be made and the health and…16 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will also speak to Amendment 467. These amendments have the support of the noble Baronesses, Lady Morris of Yardley and Lady Cash, who are not here at this late hour.…16 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 227G, which stands in my name. This amendment would insert a new clause after Clause 106 that would require the Secretary of State, within one…15 Sept 2025HANSARDIPP SentencesMy Lords, the current system is failing both prisoners and the public. It keeps prisoners in indefinite limbo, as we saw on our visit to HMP Belmarsh last week. It offers no clear…15 Sept 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I believe in choice and personal autonomy, but, if this Bill is passed, it will change how we treat each other as humans, and not for the better. Hard cases make bad law…12 Sept 2025HANSARDInterpreting Services in the Courts (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, like others, I welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Levitt, and congratulate her on her appointment. She brings much experience of the criminal justice system, and I am sure…09 Sept 2025