Victims and Prisoners Bill

My Lords, I tried to add my name to this amendment but in fact I was on holiday, staying with my ...

My Lords, I too have added my name to Amendment 1. The great thing about following my noble frien...

My Lords, we discussed this in Committee. Since then, a decision of the Court of Appeal comprehen...

My Lords, as we begin Report, from these Liberal Democrat Benches I thank the Minister and his fe...

My Lords, I support the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Russell. I spoke extensivel...

My Lords, I too thank the Minister for his extensive consultation with me and colleagues on my si...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Russell of Liverpool, for moving his amendment, and those ...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for that helpful reply. What a change of atmosphere in the Chamber...

Moved by

Lord Russell of Liverpool

2: Clause 1, page 1, line 14, at end insert “, inc...

My Lords, in speaking to Amendment 2, I shall speak also to other amendments in the group.

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My Lords, I am most grateful for the way that my noble friend Lord Russell introduced these amend...

My Lords, I have put my name to Amendment 2 and would have liked to put my name to Amendment 8. I...

My Lords, I thank all noble colleagues and friends around the House who have spoken about such an...

My Lords, I will speak very briefly to Amendments 5 and 8, to which I have added my name. One of ...

My Lords, I have Amendment 7 in this group and have also signed Amendments 3 to 5 and 8. I will r...

My Lords, I will first address Amendment 2, which was so ably moved by the noble Lord, Lord Russe...

My Lords, apologies; I have a migraine and I think the medication has messed with my head. I mean...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this part of the debate, where we are d...

I was trying to make the point that the noble and learned Lord has started to make: there are lot...

Again, that is going a little bit further than either the amendment or the Bill as it stands, bec...

I am grateful to the Minister for his response. In the plan he has just outlined of the three dep...

My Lords, I do not think I can, at the Dispatch Box this evening, commit the Government to propos...

My Lords, I thank the Minister very much for summing up so comprehensively —in fact, going over t...

Moved by

Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

3: Clause 1, page 1, line 16, at end insert—

I wish to test the opinion of the House.

Moved by

Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

5: Clause 1, page 1, line 16, at end insert—

I would like to test the opinion of the House.

Moved by

Lord Bellamy

9: Clause 2, page 2, line 13, after “functions” insert “of a pu...

My Lords, in speaking to the relevant government amendments on the victims’ code and compliance, ...

My Lords, I have proposed Amendment 16 to ensure that all victims have the same right to have a C...

My Lords, I will speak briefly on several amendments. On Amendment 16, on which the noble Barones...

My Lords, I am grateful to my noble and learned friend the Minister for all the conversations and...

My Lords, it is pretty much an understatement to say that it is a privilege to follow the noble B...

My Lords, I start by referring to Amendment 16 from the noble Baroness, Lady Gohir. I will not re...

My Lords, there is great consensus across the House to say thank you to the Minister and his team...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for the sincerity with which their various points have been mad...

The Minister mentioned that he works very closely with the Domestic Abuse Commissioner. Given wha...

I am quite happy to accept the noble Lord’s invitation to have a conversation with the Domestic A...

My Lords, I hesitated to intervene in this debate, but with the leave of the House I will add a t...

The noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, as always, made a very pertinent point: we must have up-to-date ...

Moved by

Lord Bellamy

10: Clause 2, page 2, line 19, after “victims” insert “require”...

Moved by

Baroness Coussins

13: Clause 2, page 2, line 23, after “services” insert “, ...

My Lords, Amendment 13 is in my name. I remind the House about my various interests in relation t...

My Lords, from these Benches we pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, for her absolut...

My Lords, I join the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, in paying tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady ...

My Lords, talking of experiences, my abiding memory is of a case in the county court where the in...

My Lords, all I can do is once again thank the Minister and, indeed, all noble Lords who have sup...

Moved by

Lord Bellamy

14: Clause 2, page 2, line 24, leave out “should have”

Me...

Moved by

Baroness Fox of Buckley

17: Clause 2, page 2, line 27, at end insert—

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My Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 17 and 18. It is interesting listening to the discussion th...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, for tabling Amendment 17, which seeks to ensure t...

At this late hour, I will read what has been said in Hansard and write with any clarifications, i...