Victims and Prisoners Bill

I intend to press this amendment to a vote, so I need to explain it. We have already debated it b...

Moved by

Lord Bellamy

97: Clause 27, page 28, line 36, leave out paragraph (a)

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Moved by

Baroness Brinton

100: After Clause 27, insert the following new Clause—

My Lords, it is a pleasure to lay Amendments 100 and 101 for your Lordships’ consideration. As we...

I am happy to add my name to these two amendments from the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton. There is...

My Lords, we had a very full debate on this issue in Committee. From these Benches, we are deeply...

My Lords, Amendments 100 and 101 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, seek to extend ...

My Lords, I am grateful to all speakers, especially for their brevity. I particularly thank the M...

Moved by

Baroness Brinton

101: After Clause 27, insert the following new Clause—

My Lords, with apologies to the House, it was Amendment 101 that I meant to divide on. I wish to ...

My Lords, there being an equality of votes, in accordance with Standing Order 55, which provides ...

Moved by

Lord Garnier

101A: After Clause 27, insert the following new Clause—

“...

My Lords, I wonder whether I can achieve such a satisfactory result at the end of my little outin...

My Lords, I thank my noble and learned friend Lord Garnier for raising this issue in Amendment 10...

My Lords, I am most grateful to my noble friend on the Front Bench for his response. I take on bo...

Moved by

Lord Wills

102: Clause 28, page 29, line 10, at end insert “or has occurred ...

My Lords, I shall combine my remarks on Amendment 102 with those on Amendments 103, 105 and 106.<...

My Lords, I return to speak very briefly to Amendment 109B, to deal with the position of Wales. I...

My Lords, I declare my interest as someone who lives in Wales. I am most grateful to my noble and...

My Lords, Clause 28 does not apply to Scotland, which can have its own legislation to deal with t...

My Lords, I have not taken part in earlier discussions on this Bill for reasons outside my contro...

My Lords, while we support the amendments from the noble Lord, Lord Wills, in view of the explana...

My Lords, this group of amendments is concerned with the scope and role of the independent advoca...

My Lords, first I shall speak to the amendments tabled in my name, on behalf of the Government, w...

My Lords, I thank the Government for the review. My own view is that while I would also like ther...

I thank the noble Baroness for that intervention. That is the Government’s position on Amendments...

I am extremely grateful, as always, to the Minister for that thorough response to all my points. ...

Moved by

Lord Bellamy

103A: Clause 28, page 29, line 14, at end insert—

“(2A) B...

Moved by

Lord Bellamy

109A: Clause 30, page 30, line 23, at end insert—

“(1A) B...

Moved by

Lord Bellamy

110A: Clause 36, page 34, line 37, at end insert “, or

(g...

Moved by

Baroness Thornton

113: After Clause 38, insert the following new Clause—

My Lords, I am speaking to Amendment 113 on the duty of candour in place of my noble friend Lord ...

My Lords, I support the amendment tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby. My right reverend frie...

My Lords, it is an honour to follow the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Lincoln and the nobl...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, for Amendment 113. As she explained...

I thank the noble Earl for his usual comprehensive and very straightforward summing up, but we do...

I am grateful to the noble Baroness. Apart from inquests and statutory inquiries, what are the ci...

Earlier in the debate, it was quite clear from our discussions about the report on Hillsborough t...

Moved by

Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

114: After Clause 38, insert the following new Cl...

My Lords, this group concerns the victims’ code for major incidents. In speaking to Amendment 114...

My Lords, I was pleased to add my name to Amendments 114 to 117, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord P...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede, for these amendments. While the Gov...

My Lords, these were probing amendments. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Marks, for his support and ...

Moved by

Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

118: After Clause 38, insert the following new Cl...

My Lords, Amendment 118 opens this seventh group. It concerns publicly funded legal representatio...

My Lords, Amendment 119 seeks to establish a code of practice for post-mortem processes. It arise...

My Lords, I support both amendments in this group. On Amendment 118 from the noble Lord, Lord Pon...

My Lords, the amendment on the way that bodies are dealt with following a disaster is incredibly ...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, for Amendment 118, which extends legal aid to in...

Can I just clarify this? I think the Minister accepts how serious an incident this was; I think i...

My Lords, I am not at this moment in a position to give that confirmation at the Dispatch Box. I ...

My Lords, this has been a short but interesting debate. I acknowledge the points that the Ministe...

Moved by

Lord Bellamy

119A: After Clause 39, insert the following new Clause—

“...

Moved by

Lord Wills

119AA: After Clause 39, insert the following new Clause—

“P...

My Lords, I heard what the Minister had to say about this amendment, but in view of the seriousne...

My Lords, there being an equality of votes, in accordance with Standing Order 55, which provides ...

Moved by

Earl Howe

119B: Leave out Clause 40 and insert the following Clause—

“...

My Lords, I will speak also to the other government amendments in this group. I am grateful to ha...

Before the Minister moves on from addressing my Amendment 119CA, I want just to be crystal clear ...

Yes, my Lords, that is right. In the spirit of consensus, albeit in the light of that practical c...

Moved by

Baroness Meacher

119BA: After subsection (2) insert—

“(2A) In exercisi...

My Lords, I rise to respond to the Minister’s remarks and thank him for his commitment to make co...

I call the noble Baroness, Lady Campbell of Surbiton, who is taking part remotely.

My Lords, I declare an interest as my first husband, Graham Ingleson, died from infected factor 8...

My Lords, I thank the noble Earl for meeting many of us in many different meetings between Commit...

I join other noble Lords and Baronesses in paying tribute to my noble friend, who has been extrem...

My Lords, as some of your Lordships will know, I declare an interest as my nephew died aged 35. H...

I thank the noble Earl for the way in which he introduced this debate. I will speak briefly to th...

My Lords, I add my thanks to the noble Earl, Lord Howe, for the extremely sensitive way in which ...

Perhaps I may add something about High Court judges, having been one myself. It may not be necess...

My Lords, this is my amendment, so I think my job is to bring this—

My Lords, the noble Baroness has already spoken, so it is not appropriate for her to continue.