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HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill04 Jun 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillI am minded not to move this, given what we have seen already, but I did just want to say to the Minister that there has been real confusion here, and I am really disappointed…04 Jun 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillMy Lords, like other noble Lords, I have already registered my feelings about the Bill at Second Reading and in Committee. Now that we have had the publication of the Independent…04 Jun 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian AidMy Lords, I too declare an interest, having just returned from Israel/Palestine last week. As we talk about humanitarian aid, does the Minister agree that the horrors we are now…04 Jun 2025HANSARDRecalled Offenders: Sentencing LimitsMy Lords, as has been said, this stopgap measure really shines a spotlight on the whole issue of recalls, which have grown exponentially in recent years. Some 75% are for…19 May 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillI appreciate that the Minister is in an interminable situation, but he did not actually respond to my key point, which is that there is an existing protection including the…19 May 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillMy Lords, I will not repeat the arguments I made at Second Reading. However, as other noble Lords have said, I still do not believe that we need this Bill—and even less so, as the…19 May 2025HANSARDPolice, Prison and Probation OfficersMy Lords, last week I observed the intensive supervision court in Birmingham, where women serving community orders for low-level offences are closely monitored by judges.…13 May 2025HANSARDProtection of Prison StaffPrison staff work with a wide range of prisoners, from those who are the most violent to the many who are in prison for repeated low-level offending—many of whom have mental…13 May 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as Anglican Bishop for prisons. I am grateful to be speaking in this Second Reading debate. I too greatly look forward to the maiden speech of the…07 May 2025HANSARDSentences of Imprisonment for Public ProtectionMy Lords, taking into account what has been said already, I welcome the enactment of the provisions in the Victims and Prisoners Act, passed by the last Government, allowing…24 Mar 2025HANSARDGaza: CeasefireThe Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the durability of the ceasefire in Gaza.18 Mar 2025HANSARDGaza: CeasefireI am grateful to the Minister for that reply. We on these Benches find the recent airstrikes on Gaza deeply shocking and abhorrent, as we do the continued cruel holding of…18 Mar 2025HANSARDPalestine Statehood (Recognition) Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare an interest in that I am a patron of the charity Embrace the Middle East. I am also a regular visitor to the region and last visited in June, spending time…14 Mar 2025HANSARDDomestic Abusers: ReoffendingI thank the Minister for his Answer. We know that a whole-community approach is required, such as the White Ribbon campaign, which focuses on engaging men and boys in tackling…24 Feb 2025HANSARDDomestic Abusers: ReoffendingTo ask His Majesty’s Government what programmes and interventions are used to reduce re-offending among domestic abusers in the community; and what are the re-offending rates of…24 Feb 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationMy Lords, I am grateful for this Statement and thank the Minister for her sensitive and careful comments. Would she accept that, although the ceasefire agreement offers a glimmer…30 Jan 2025HANSARDAfghanistan: WomenMy Lords, these measures are taken by men with an absolute lack of transparency and without any involvement of those concerned, and they are clearly aimed at excluding women and…30 Jan 2025HANSARDPrisons: Health ServicesMy Lords, women in prison have very specific health needs. Will the new women’s justice board look at ensuring that health and social care services across the women’s estate are…14 Jan 2025HANSARDInternational Aid Workers: Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy Lords, what specific steps are being taken to call on Israel to act consistently with its obligations under the Charter of the United Nations and its other obligations under…26 Nov 2024