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HANSARDPrisons StrategyMy Lords, I am grateful for the contributions. I will respond to as many of the points as I can in the time I have and will reply in writing on anything I cannot deal with orally.…16 Dec 2021HANSARDPrisons StrategyI was trying to say that on a number of occasions in debates on the PCSC Bill—I think perhaps the noble Lord was not participating in them—I have explained that under the…16 Dec 2021HANSARDDelivering Justice for VictimsI am grateful to the noble Baroness. This is an area, again, where we share the same aims. I do not recognise the precise statistics she mentioned, although I am not sure I was…16 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillWe must distinguish carefully between whether it is wise, which is a point we can make about any legislation, and whether it is proper. When the point is put against me that this…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, that is a very encouraging note on which to rise. I thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, and the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, for bringing back…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillAs we found in Committee, it is very tempting for Ministers to start parsing or glossing the term “exceptional circumstances”, and I hope the noble Lord will forgive me if I do…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, this group of amendments broadly covers topics related to custodial sentences. We debated them at some length in Committee. The Government have listened carefully to the…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all those who have contributed to this debate. I will pick up the point just made by the noble Baroness, Lady Chapman of Darlington. There has indeed…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, these amendments follow a discussion in Committee and an undertaking given on Report in the other place in response to amendments tabled by Tom Tugendhat MP, with cross…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, it certainly matters. I am a little concerned that the noble and learned Lord has seen my notes because that was precisely the point to which I was coming when he…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am extremely grateful to the various Members of the House who have spoken. These amendments relate to offenders serving sentences of imprisonment for public…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, Amendment 78DA, moved by my noble friend Lady Noakes, is in regard to the maximum penalty for the sexual penetration of a corpse. I first place on record my shock and…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, this group of amendments relates to primary carers in the criminal justice system. We debated it at some length during previous stages, and, as I noted in Committee, the…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am looking at the glass as half full. I acknowledge their variability but we want to improve their standard across the board. It is a little simplistic, if I may respectfully…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillIf appropriate, exactly; it all depends. The sentencers have experience of the nature of the reports that are appropriate in each case. On that point, we acknowledged in our…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, we have two amendments before us in the sense of concept. I will take Amendment 88A first and then Amendments 89 and 90 together—they raise quite discrete issues.…15 Dec 2021