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HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Eleventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again, Mr Hosie. I begin by thanking my hon. Friend for her kind words about my long-standing efforts in respect of a public…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)Amendment 75 would insert into the clause, which sets out the functions of the advocate, a power to establish an independent panel such as the Hillsborough Independent Panel in…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)In view of the Minister’s assurances, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn .06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move amendment 69, in clause 25, page 19, line 31 at end insert “,but only after consultation with bereaved families and victims”. This amendment requires the Secretary…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Eleventh sitting)My hon. Friend is completely correct. She will know from her own constituency experience of representing those caught up in the Birmingham pub bombings how dangerous and awful it…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)It sounds to me as though the Minister is accepting the amendment.06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Eleventh sitting)I acknowledge that there are pros and cons to both approaches. The right hon. and learned Gentleman is pointing out what he sees as the downside of a standing appointment. One…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Eleventh sitting)I very much welcome the fact that clause 24 enables the Secretary of State to appoint an independent public advocate, no matter how much we might disagree about how we should do…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Eleventh sitting)Amendment 67 and 68 are probing amendments, which are intended to explore who the Government intend to be the recipient of help from the public advocate that they are establishing…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Eleventh sitting)It seems just like yesterday.06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Eleventh sitting)My own view is that these kinds of public disaster occur infrequently. My main worry is whether a single standing appointment would be able to cope if more than one disaster…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Eleventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 65, in clause 24, page 18, line 35, at end insert— “(1A) In doing so, the Secretary of State must have regard to— (a) the views of bereaved families, (b)…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Eleventh sitting)Twenty-two!06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move amendment 76, in clause 29, page 21, line 38, leave out from beginning to the first “the” on line 39. This amendment removes the requirement for the Secretary of…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)Subsection (3) says: “An advocate must have regard to any directions given by the lead advocate as to how they are to exercise their functions in respect of the incident.” Having…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Eleventh sitting)As I said at the beginning of my remarks, these ae probing amendments. The Minister is right that they narrowed the definition, but only to probe. On the basis of the assurances…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)Amendment 70 would insert a subsection into clause 25, making it clear that an advocate appointed in respect of a major incident is to be regarded as a data controller for the…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)I appreciate the Minister’s willingness to discuss the matter further. Obviously there is a difference between the Government’s view and my view and that of Lord Michael Wills,…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Eleventh sitting)I do not intend to press the amendments to a vote. The Minister is being his usual constructive self, and I am sure that over the summer between all of us we will be able to…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Eleventh sitting)I agree with that. It is easy to lose trust, and it is hard to gain it; it is very hard to regain it once it is lost—that is my experience of these things. I will give one…06 Jul 2023