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HANSARDCriminal Justice Act 2003 (Removal of Prisoners for Deportation) Order 2025My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for introducing this statutory instrument today. I begin by affirming that we on this side strongly support the principle that foreign…08 Sept 2025HANSARDSentencing Act 2020 (Amendment of Schedule 21) Regulations 2025My Lords, this statutory instrument amends Schedule 21 to the Sentencing Act 2020. These regulations implement key recommendations from the Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review led…08 Sept 2025HANSARD“Hillsborough Law”My Lords, I ask in plain terms: what will be the obligations of candour imposed under this new law? What will be imposed on public servants? In short, what will they be obliged to…24 Jul 2025HANSARDEuropean Convention on Human RightsMy Lords, the Minister has acknowledged today that the convention on human rights needs to evolve. Nine EU member states recently called for reform of the European Court of Human…17 Jul 2025HANSARDOnline Communication Offence ArrestsMy Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Lebedev, for securing this debate and for his compelling opening speech. Freedom of expression is a fundamental right for us. Recently,…17 Jul 2025HANSARDPrisons: Mothers and BabiesMy Lords, the Prison Reform Trust’s 2025 report found that two-thirds of mother and baby units are operating above safe capacity. Can the Minister confirm how many mothers are…07 Jul 2025HANSARDPost-16 Financial EducationMy Lords, the Social Market Foundation reported last year—and this is very serious—that two in five young people, or 40%, are financially illiterate after they have been through…12 Jun 2025HANSARDComplications from Abortions (Annual Report) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Moylan again for bringing to our attention the issue of the reliability of statistics on the complications of abortion. It is absolutely…06 Jun 2025HANSARDCrown Estate (Wales) Bill [HL]My Lords, the amendments in this group relate to the operation of the Crown Estate in Wales under the newly devolved approach. I should say at the outset that on this side of the…06 Jun 2025HANSARDCrown Estate (Wales) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak briefly to Amendment 5 in the name of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd. He has made thoughtful and powerful contributions to our debate…06 Jun 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillMy Lords, I may be brief, having made my general observations in respect of the previous group. So far as this amendment is concerned, in appropriate cases, pre-sentence reports…04 Jun 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who contributed to the Bill’s progress in Committee. In particular, I acknowledge the thoughtful and constructive contributions from the noble…04 Jun 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill19 May 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillMy Lords, I did not speak at Second Reading and for that I apologise. On this side of the Committee, we support the direction of travel of this Bill. We agree and endorse the…19 May 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillMy Lords, I will first deal with the two amendments of the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee. We believe that Amendment 2 is unnecessary; probation officers should be left to get on…19 May 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillMy Lords, I shall be a bit longer on this amendment than I have been hitherto. I shall speak to Amendments 10 and 17 while moving Amendment 9, which are in my name and that of my…19 May 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this important debate. The concerns raised today underline the vital necessity of ensuring that our justice system…19 May 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillMy Lords, I can be brief. On the noble Lord’s first Amendment, Amendment 15, we would not for our part want the Sentencing Council to go down the road of issuing guidance…19 May 2025HANSARDEx-offenders: ReintegrationMy Lords, the most recent Probation Service data showed that around 40% of homeless ex-prisoners reoffend within a year, compared with 19% of those with stable housing. Can the…15 May 2025HANSARDPolice, Prison and Probation OfficersMy Lords, the Ministry of Justice reported a 12.5% leaving rate among band 3 to 5 prison officers for the year ending December 2024. Considering that the number of new recruits…13 May 2025