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HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]28 Jan 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]First, I apologise again for my premature interjection earlier. I was given the wrong running order. I should have checked it; I was stupid. I am going to speak to Amendments 7,…28 Jan 2025HANSARDPrison Maintenance: InsourcingTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential merits of insourcing all prison maintenance.23 Jan 2025HANSARDPrison Maintenance: InsourcingI thank the Minister for his response, but it is undeniable that a decade of prison maintenance privatisation has been an absolute disaster. A disgraceful experiment has gone…23 Jan 2025HANSARDDrones: High-security PrisonsMy Lords, yesterday the Justice and Home Affairs Committee heard from the chair of the Prison Officers’ Association that it was only a matter of time before arms were sent into…15 Jan 2025HANSARDPrisons: Health ServicesMy Lords, it is very well known that IPP sentences have broken the mental health of hundreds of prisoners. Does the Minister agree that it is the responsibility of the state to…14 Jan 2025HANSARDPrisons: Imprisonment for Public ProtectionMy Lords, it is a real honour and privilege to follow the contribution from the noble Baroness, Lady Burt, and to speak in such an important debate. I thank the noble Baroness for…12 Dec 2024HANSARDCOP 29My Lords, the Statement clearly says that the move towards clean energy is unstoppable, and of course I welcome that, but I have two questions for the Minister. First, does he…28 Nov 2024HANSARDStellantis LutonMy Lords, I declare an interest: three generations of my family have worked at Vauxhall. My sympathies go out to the Luton plant. I thank the Minister for meeting me and the…28 Nov 2024HANSARDWater BillsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce water bills for consumers.21 Nov 2024HANSARDWater BillsMy Lords, since privatisation, water companies have had 1,100 criminal convictions and have also paid out over £85 billion in dividends. They charge people for sewage disposal but…21 Nov 2024HANSARDImprisonment for Public Protection (Re-sentencing) Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.15 Nov 2024HANSARDImprisonment for Public Protection (Re-sentencing) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a great honour to open this debate today and to lead this important legislative campaign to abolish, once and for all, the great injustice that is imprisonment for…15 Nov 2024HANSARDImprisonment for Public Protection (Re-sentencing) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank everyone for their thoughtful, enlightening and informative contributions, which have outlined the tragedy and scandal that is undoubtedly out there. The…15 Nov 2024HANSARDSentencing Review and Prison CapacityMy Lords—23 Oct 2024HANSARDSentencing Review and Prison CapacityMy Lords, there are 1,800 prisoners serving IPP sentences, as the Minister knows. One has been in prison for 12 years for stealing a plant pot; another has been in for eight years…23 Oct 2024HANSARDZero-emission Vehicle MandateComrades, please bear with me. For example, Vauxhall makes electric cars in this country, but they are not off-set by different quotas and fines for non-compliance. Therefore,…17 Oct 2024HANSARDZero-emission Vehicle MandateMy Lords, I declare an interest as a former union convenor for the Vauxhall plant at Ellesmere Port, where I still have family working. The Tory Government’s delay from 2030 to…17 Oct 2024HANSARDZero-emission Vehicle MandateTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential merits of bringing forward the deadline for requiring all new vehicles sold to be ‘zero emission’…17 Oct 2024HANSARDEV Strategy: (ECC Committee Report)My Lords, I warmly welcome the report, which deals statistically with a large number of important elements, not least the rapid recharge, which has just been mentioned. Knowing…16 Oct 2024