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HANSARDCivil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2023. Relevant document: 8th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee06 Feb 2024HANSARDCivil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2023My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames, pointed out, it is scarcely a packed Committee; none the less, the contributions from the noble Lord and from the…06 Feb 2024HANSARDCivil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2023My Lords, this instrument amends the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 to provide a closed material procedure for court proceedings relating to prevention and investigation measures. I…06 Feb 2024HANSARDPrisons: SuicidesMy Lords, every self-inflicted death in custody is a tragedy. We continue to do all that we can to improve the safety of prisoners. Our vision, set out in the Prison s Strategy…31 Jan 2024HANSARDPrisons: SuicidesMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for that question and for the informal discussion we had prior to Questions today. We know that the risk of suicide can be higher when…31 Jan 2024HANSARDPrisons: SuicidesMy Lords, as of 30 September 2023, there were 23,058 prison officers in bands 3 to 5. That is an important cohort, because those are the bands who have access to prisoners in the…31 Jan 2024HANSARDPrisons: SuicidesMy Lords, I agree wholeheartedly with both points raised by the noble Viscount. The range of opportunities for activity outwith the prison estate, and within the estate by way of…31 Jan 2024HANSARDPrisons: SuicidesMy Lords, we published the National Partnership Agreement for Health and Social Care for England on 23 February 2023, setting out a shared priority to deliver safe, decent and…31 Jan 2024HANSARDPrisons: SuicidesMy Lords, I am grateful to the right reverend Prelate for that question. IPP prisoners are a matter of concern to many noble Lords. It remains a priority for the Government that…31 Jan 2024HANSARDPrisons: SuicidesMy Lords, as I said in response to a previous question, the number of officers in key cohorts has increased over the past year. As to the rest of the question that the noble Lord…31 Jan 2024HANSARDPrisons: SuicidesMy Lords, most prisoners with mental health needs are able to receive the care and treatment that they need within prison. The group to which the noble Lord refers, those with…31 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe noble Lord heard me correctly. I remind the House of the convention that relates to law officers, whereby we do not divulge whether our opinion has been sought or the content…29 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.29 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am obliged to the noble Lord for that intervention. On whether I deal with it in this part of the speech or it is left to the end, I will consult with colleagues. As I was…29 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I begin by craving the indulgence of the Lord Speaker in your Lordships’ House. I had temporarily stepped outside to collect another piece of paper. With your Lordships’…29 Jan 2024HANSARDOperation SoteriaMy Lords, there are early signs of improvement. In the pioneering Soteria force, Avon and Somerset, the number of cases charged has more than tripled; the number of victims who…13 Jul 2023HANSARDOperation SoteriaMy Lords, I am again grateful for that contribution from the noble Lord, who of course speaks from his professional insight and great experience in investigating and…13 Jul 2023HANSARDOperation SoteriaMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for her Question and for giving me of her time yesterday at our informal engagement so that she could outline the thinking behind this…13 Jul 2023HANSARDOperation SoteriaOnce again, my noble friend makes an exceptionally important point. Progress on the implementation of Operation Soteria has touched on matters such as the essential aspect of…13 Jul 2023HANSARDOperation SoteriaThe Government have established a unit in the Home Office which will work in conjunction with police chief constables in order to attempt to shape police responses, attitudes…13 Jul 2023