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HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, I too am grateful to all noble Lords for their constructive engagement on this important Bill at every stage of its passage. On behalf of my noble and learned friend…12 Jan 2026HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I wish to address the Committee on Amendments 60 to 62 in the name of my noble friend Lord Sharpe; I thank him for his amendments on enforcement regulations in this…27 Nov 2024HANSARDRule of LawMy Lords, I join the whole House in welcoming the noble and learned Baroness to her place. I seek to give the House an assurance of two things that she already knows. First, as…26 Nov 2024HANSARDPrison CapacityMy Lords, I welcome the noble Lord, Lord Timpson of Manley, to his place on the Front Bench. Repeating a Statement has always struck me as one of the odder things that one has to…24 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I renew my welcome to the noble Lord on the Front Bench. As has been recognised by noble Lords across the House and by the right reverend Prelate who commented earlier,…24 Jul 2024HANSARDLitigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will address Amendment 1 alongside government Amendment 2 in one moment. I need not repeat in detail why this Bill is important, as we debated it so recently, just two…29 Apr 2024HANSARDLitigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill [HL]29 Apr 2024HANSARDLitigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank noble Lords and noble and learned Lords for all their contributions today. I will try to respond to the substance of the points that noble Lords have raised. The…29 Apr 2024HANSARDLitigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill [HL]29 Apr 2024HANSARDIndeterminate SentencesMy Lords, as of December 2023, there were nine women serving an IPP sentence and 33 prisoners serving a detention for public protection sentence, who are in custody having never…29 Apr 2024HANSARDIndeterminate SentencesMy Lords, the IPP action plan, which the Government have promulgated, remains the best vehicle to deliver support to all IPP and DPP prisoners, so that they can progress towards a…29 Apr 2024HANSARDIndeterminate SentencesMy Lords, it is not the case that the Government are acting out of that reason—the position on resentencing has been rejected twice by the Government at different times. Instead,…29 Apr 2024HANSARDIndeterminate SentencesMy Lords, provision of just such multidisciplinary approaches is precisely what the Government are accomplishing in their approach to these people. I fully accept the noble…29 Apr 2024HANSARDIndeterminate SentencesMy Lords, the right reverend Prelate’s example will strike a chord with noble Lords across the House and engage their sympathy. The work the Government are carrying out to…29 Apr 2024HANSARDIndeterminate SentencesMy Lords, the number of IPP prisoners are down to 1,312 as of 30 June 2023, from a maximum of 6,000. I hear the noble Lord’s views on the worthiness for release of those whom he…29 Apr 2024HANSARDIndeterminate SentencesMy Lords, I cannot provide the noble Lord with that information directly, but I will be able to do so in a very short space of time. I gratefully acknowledge the statement he gave…29 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I will also speak to Motions A1, C and C1. Motion A1 relates to Lords Amendment 1D, which seeks to ensure that the eventual Act has due regard for international law, the…16 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillAs I said, the point is that the treaty will not be ratified until such time as that protection is in place. It is right to ensure that relocations are not frustrated as a result…16 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I am grateful for noble Lords’ contributions. I have no doubt that they are inspired by appropriate feelings of concern for people caught up in, as the right reverend…16 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, if I referred at an earlier stage to the Bill as opposed to the treaty, I apologise to your Lordships’ House. The treaty will not be ratified until such time and I am…16 Apr 2024