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Victims and Prisoners Bill

Proceeding contribution from Lord Bellamy (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Monday, 18 December 2023. It occurred during Debate on bills on Victims and Prisoners Bill.

I am not sure that I entirely understood the noble Baroness’s point, but it is perfectly true that I am thinking—rather, the Government are

thinking; I should not put it in personal terms—about the potential victims of people who have been released and the actual families of those who have suffered at the hands of the offender. We are simply saying that there might be some very high-profile cases where it is sensible for there to be a second judicial look. That is a very much modified position from the position originally in the Bill, but it is, I hope, a sensible one.

I have used up my time, but I hope that I have covered most things. I apologise to noble Lords whose specific points I have not met. Anyone is fully entitled to write to me or ask me questions and I will, of course, answer them. If I may just finish with the words of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Manchester, who was kind enough to say he was going to be kind to the Bill. Let us be kind to the Bill and—

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
834 cc2135-6 
Session
2023-24
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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