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HANSARDTime Spent in Cells: Reoffending Rates6. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the length of time that prisoners spend in their cells on reoffending rates.20 Feb 2024HANSARDMoney Laundering and Terrorist Financing (High-Risk Countries) (Amendment) Regulations 2024It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Robert. Will the Minister cast some light on something to help me to understand? Does the statutory instrument have any…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Tributes to Sir Tony LloydIt has been a real comfort to me to listen to so many tributes for such a wonderful man that I have the highest respect for. I had the pleasure of knowing Tony for many years and…23 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (First sitting)Q Good morning, Mr Boyd. How will the Bill impact on your work as an advisory service and the advice that you give to leaseholders? Mr Martin Boyd: As some of you may know, I have…16 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Second sitting)Q Could you speak up a little, please? Mr Andrew Bulmer: Sorry—yes. I am afraid that I do not have a voice that projects, but I will do my best. We warmly welcome regulation of…16 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Second sitting)Q Good afternoon, professor. You have provided several recommendations to the Government on leasehold enfranchisement. Do you believe that the provisions in the Bill will make it…16 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (First sitting)Q Katie, it seems to me that you and your team should be congratulated—you are the agony aunts. Believe you me, people look to these ladies and groups of people as their saviours…16 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Second sitting)We need to be careful on this. Councils are constantly picking up bills from other people, and these costs are the costs of poor developers. There are different ways of dealing…16 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (First sitting)Excuse me, Chair. Is the loop system on? No? Can we arrange to have it on, please? [Interruption.] Oh, we cannot; I understand.16 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Second sitting)Q If there were to be amendments to the Bill on regulation of estate management and so on, what would be the most important thing to keep in mind to avoid any unintended…16 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Second sitting)No, I was picking up on that point. The lady present understood it. She was saying that it is not that the councils are paying twice for something; everybody looks—16 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Second sitting)Q Is it fair to say that you are content with the provisions that the Government have put in the Bill? Professor Hopkins: It is fair to say that what the Bill does will be of…16 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you. Will the provisions of the Bill lead to many more leaseholders seeking advice, and, if so, do you feel adequately resourced to provide that service? Mr Martin Boyd:…16 Jan 2024HANSARDSafer Streets FundDoes the Minister justify the Government cut of 38% of the funding for projects to reduce violence against women and girls in Merseyside? They have cut £400,000, and one project…15 Jan 2024HANSARDSafer Streets Fund17. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the safer streets fund on the safety of women and girls.15 Jan 2024HANSARDTrial of Jimmy LaiThe use of international lawyers has been a long-standing practice in Hong Kong, and we have failed Mr Lai. Will the Minister advise exactly what steps will be taken, and when, to…18 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillRwanda is not a safe country. This country is using the Bill as a distraction from the Government’s failure to sort out the immigration backlog. Millions of pounds of taxpayers’…12 Dec 2023HANSARD Beneficial Ownership Registers: Overseas Territories and Crown DependenciesI thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Barking (Dame Margaret Hodge) for securing the debate. Our country, with its Crown dependencies and overseas territories, is…07 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationAllegations of breaches of international humanitarian law should always be treated with the utmost seriousness. Assessing specific allegations is the proper task of lawyers in…04 Dec 2023HANSARD Future of the NHSIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Wirral West (Margaret Greenwood) for securing this vital debate…24 Oct 2023