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HANSARDProbation ServicesI am pleased that I am able to join in the general welcome given to the Statement. We want to focus on the future and not the past, but I must take issue with the Minister talking…15 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Recovery StrategiesMy Lords, I refer to my entry in the register of interests and I start, as others have started, by congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, on obtaining this debate, which…11 Jun 2020HANSARDPublic OrderI have listened to what has been said in the House so far and read the debate that took place after the Statement that was made yesterday in the Commons. I acknowledge the…09 Jun 2020HANSARDPrisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillI have listened to what has been said in the debate so far with considerable interest. I am afraid that I was unable to attend Second Reading, but I have read the transcript of it…20 May 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeYes, you have me. I apologise, but the system went down. I welcome this debate and am delighted to take part. I refer to my entries in the register, which include my membership of…06 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19I thank the noble Baroness for her consideration. I am afraid that at a critical moment my microphone turned itself off. It is back on now. The Minister rightly referred to hero…23 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Prisons and Offender RehabilitationI shall stop.23 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Prisons and Offender RehabilitationMy Lords, I also congratulate the noble Lord, Lord German, on this excellent debate. It has given a very clear picture of the tragic situation that exists at the moment in…23 Apr 2020HANSARDOffender Management: Checkpoint ProgrammeMy Lords, it is a great honour to follow the preceding speakers, who are all so knowledgeable about this subject, and I also endorse what has been said already as to the…27 Feb 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillWill the noble Lord be good enough to explain to me—who has just been listening to what has been said in this debate—why the Government put this in the Bill if it has nothing to…21 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, if the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mackay, would like to speak first, I would welcome that.15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble and learned Lord for preceding me because he is in a unique position to give advice to the House on this issue. I intervene only to add to…15 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I refer to my interests in the register, in particular in relation to the Prison Reform Trust, of which I am life president and for whose briefing I am grateful. This is…21 Oct 2019HANSARDOffender Management and TreatmentMy Lords, this debate has been of excellent quality. We have all learned a great deal from what has been said in the speeches that preceded mine. That I, on this occasion, speak…03 Oct 2019HANSARDCriminal Justice System: WomenMy Lords, I refer to the disclosures that I have made in the register of interests; those interests have continued. I warmly congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, on obtaining…25 Jul 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL]My Lords, I hope it will not be inappropriate, in view of the elegant and powerful speeches already made, for me to say these few words. I was a party to the concordat, the…10 Jun 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL]I apologise for not being at Second Reading but perhaps the Minister will indulge me by helping me with the purpose of Clause 1(1)(a), which states: “For proceedings of a…10 Jun 2019HANSARDMental Health of Children and Young AdultsMy Lords, like previous speakers, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Royall, for obtaining this debate, and I congratulate her on a remarkable speech in opening it. It was of a…16 May 2019HANSARDPrivileges and ConductMy Lords, I should begin by referring to my interests in the register and stating that I took part in the debates relating to Lord Lester, to which I shall refer in a moment. In…30 Apr 2019HANSARDPrivileges and ConductPerhaps the Senior Deputy Speaker can confirm that. If that is the case, I suggest that it is a mistake; I hope that the investigators will be experienced. They may not have the…30 Apr 2019