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HANSARDUK-Rwanda Asylum Partnership ArrangementDoes my noble friend confirm that, in the face of legal challenge, the Government have withdrawn their turnabout policies? Does this not suggest that the legal advice from the…25 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillNo, no, we are here.25 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I rise very briefly to support the amendment put forward by the noble and learned Lord, which has, if I may say so, attracted very wide support on all Benches of this…25 Apr 2022HANSARDPrisons: Death StatisticsMy Lords, one factor that may have contributed to the increase is the extended period in cells in custody due to the pandemic. If that is correct, does it not strongly argue that,…30 Mar 2022HANSARDNHS: Pre-pandemic Facility LevelsMy Lords, a problem that I have encountered in Lincolnshire is that when one tries to get a telephone appointment with the GP, one is offered a point in a spectrum of a number of…29 Mar 2022HANSARDP&O FerriesDoes the inspection by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency extend to the competence of the agency workers who have been recruited or is it simply as to the quality of the ship…29 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, those who heard the Minister outline the position of the Government earlier today with regard to the plight of Ukrainians must have been dismayed by his response. None…28 Feb 2022HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeAs in the Capitol.22 Feb 2022HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeIs the noble Lord aware that the Pass Office has limited hours? It opens early but also closes early. If he wants to get a pass after 4 pm, he may not be able to.22 Feb 2022HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeMy Lords, I have nothing against pass readers. There is a great deal to be said for them. However, my noble friend Lord Forsyth is utterly right. What happens if people do not…22 Feb 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I rise to support the Government on this matter. It rather caught me by surprise that I was going to but, having studied the amendments with some care, I am on their…17 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillOn the question of a spectrum of culpability, does the noble Baroness not realise that the sentencing guidelines take that as their premise? That is why the spectrum in custodial…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I appreciate that the noble Baroness who moved the lead amendment in this group is concerned primarily with Amendment 78B, but perhaps I might be forgiven if I focus…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I support the observations made by the noble Lord, Lord Marks. On previous occasions, and indeed in Committee, I expressed my real anxiety about mandatory minimum…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I rise briefly to support all three of the proposed new clauses, most particularly those proposed by Amendments 79 and 80. Looking back on my time in Parliament—nearly…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI rise to express my grave concerns about this new clause, which I hope will not be enacted, although I am bound to say that I am rather pessimistic about that. I will begin by…08 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I hate to intervene on my noble friend but I will formally move that the House be adjourned for one hour.08 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThat the House do adjourn for one hour.08 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI beg to move.08 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThat is true, too, but the case of murder arises from the original bargain made with Parliament and the country at the time when capital punishment was abolished. That does not…08 Dec 2021