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HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 6. I am extremely grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, and to my noble and learned friend Lord Hope of Craighead for their support…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, we plainly need a proper subsidy control regime and we need independent enforcement. We decided that this was a matter that was a reserved power, but the fact that it is…19 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI have added my name to this amendment for four reasons. First, the need is clear: we need complete protection of victims and the public interest, and to make certain that…17 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI will speak briefly in support of this amendment. There are five reasons for my support. First, the debates on this Bill have shown the enormous disparity of views that can be…12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI rise briefly to add my voice in support of the amendments. I accept that the Youth Justice Board has been an enormous success, and that is primarily because it addresses two…10 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, when the Bill seeks to put the cautions regime on to a statutory basis, it is plainly a very important step forward. Although I welcome it, it is unfortunate that this…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I thank all who participated in this debate. I will deal very briefly with the two points that have arisen. First, the system to ensure consistency and compliance with…15 Dec 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillBefore the Minister sits down, I would be grateful if she could write at some point saying why trial by jury is not being conceded for members of the Armed Forces. It may require…14 Dec 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI rise to support Motion A1 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford. The key issue is trial by jury. I completely accept the improvements in the service justice…14 Dec 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I entirely support what the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Craig of Radley, has just said, but I want to add a word on Motion A1. It is clear that the overwhelming…08 Dec 2021HANSARDBeyond Brexit: Institutional Framework (EUC Report)My Lords, I thank the noble Earl for securing this debate. I also want to say a word on the noble Baroness, Lady Donaghy, who managed to steer so many disparate views together to…06 Dec 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]My Lords, it is an enormous privilege and pleasure to be able to follow the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mackay, because when he was Lord Chancellor he swore me in as a judge of…29 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillBriefly, I entirely support the repeal of the Vagrancy Act, and there is no point in repeating what have been compelling, eloquent and, I believe, unanswerable points. Long…24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMay I add a more hopeful note? It has been wonderful to see this Government bring forward Professor Ormerod’s work on the Sentencing Code and bring it on to the statute book, and…24 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI am grateful to all noble Lords and noble and learned Lords who have spoken in this part of the debate. I will first say something briefly about Amendment 27. It is critical to a…23 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill23 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillThere is one brief reason that I would add to what has been so eloquently said by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Morris, and the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford. We have…23 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I rise to move Amendment 23 and support Amendment 27. The issue addressed by Amendment 23 is quite clear: the adequacy of the statutory provisions to protect the…23 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I also rise to support Amendment 220. When I was chairman of the Commission on Justice in Wales, we looked at this issue and had extensive evidence, including from the…17 Nov 2021