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HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I have a brief observation about Clause 12. The costs of private prosecution mean that money disappears from the overall Treasury contribution to the justice system. I…10 Mar 2026HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill: ExclusionI too welcome the obtaining of this debate by the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, and want to return, as we often should, to the actual Question in the debate. We shall have plenty of…26 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I briefly rise in support of the aims of the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman. I urge that we get on—as the noble Baronesses, Lady Hayman and…23 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I support the principle behind Amendment 61. The real question is: how quickly can this be done? I want to give an illustration of a problem that has arisen in civil…11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords—11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillThe Government have had nine months. Normally, if you went to a competent lawyer and said, “This is the evidence. We need a solution”, you would be horrified if you had to wait…11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I will make one or two brief observations about this, if I may. First, I must declare an interest, in that about 10 years ago I was made an honorary vice-president of…11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, the issue of costs in private prosecutions is an extraordinarily serious one. The noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst, has spoken of the position of charities, the RSPCA being…11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I will make a brief observation about the amendment. The exercise of this power by a judge is never going to be easy, and we should be very cautious about the way this…09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy brief observations draw on my experience of what happened about 20 years ago when the statements were being developed. For more serious cases, such as murder and manslaughter,…09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillI shall again make one very brief observation. It is obvious that what is to be provided is a short, speedy, summary step to protect whatever range of offence is decided on. I…09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I will make a few observations. No one can doubt the revulsion towards sexual offenders who have attacked their own children or have the potential to do so, but there…09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I shall make two observations. The first relates to the remark made by the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst, in relation to how judges will exercise these powers and whether…09 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I rise briefly to support the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, and the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss. It is important to…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I add briefly to this debate. When the matter came before your Lordships’ House with the passage of the CHIS Bill towards the end of 2020 and beginning of 2021, whether…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI was talking not about the inquiry but about the level of supervision and what is happening in the reports under this Act. I entirely agree with the Minister that what happened…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillWe have indeed.05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMay I ask the noble Lord whether his staff have read the report that contains all the evidence? To say that this is put forward without evidence is not correct.22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly in support of the amendments, to which I have put my name. As the noble Lord, Lord Hain, has made such an eloquent speech in relation to youth…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillFirst, I do not want the Minister to answer this now, but I would be very grateful if he would look again at the funding for the police in Wales. Unless I am mistaken, Manchester…22 Jan 2026