Offender Rehabilitation Bill [HL]

My Lords, I need the guidance of the noble Lord, Lord Beecham, on the correct pronunciation of th...

It is glottal—chutzpah.

Glottal or not, that is an extraordinary piece of chutzpah. He knows full well that the powers th...

My Lords, we are in Committee and it is 9 pm, so I certainly will not press an amendment on this ...

Moved by

Lord Beecham

21: After Clause 6, insert the following new Clause—

“Pro...

My Lords, another aspect of the Government’s proposals is the development of payment-by-results p...

My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Beecham, bandied statistics around from authoritative organisat...

My Lords, of course I will withdraw the amendment at this stage but it is certainly a matter to w...

Moved by

Lord Beecham

22: After Clause 6, insert the following new Clause—

“Pro...

Well, my Lords, I return to the dance floor to gavotte once again with the Minister. The issue of...

My Lords, I am not sure how this has come about—I have been advised not to gloat because it might...

My Lords, it is just as well that I am not being paid by results. I apologise for skipping, as it...

Moved by

Lord Beecham

23A: After Clause 6, insert the following new Clause—

“Re...

My Lords, this is a very straightforward matter. The amendment simply seeks the collation of info...

My Lords, the noble Lord is always reasonable in his requests, but the implications are less reas...

I take the Minister’s point and beg leave to withdraw the amendment. I indicated that the wording...

My Lords, this is simply a probing debate, to explore the rationale behind Clause 8, in particula...

An extended determinate sentence or EDS is the sentence that is given to dangerous offenders. Thi...

I thank the Minister for his reply.

Moved by

Lord Beecham

24: Clause 10, page 9, line 43, at end insert—

“(4A) Afte...

This is a fairly simple amendment. It requires the Government to seek approval for changes to the...

I am thankful to the noble Lord, Lord Beecham, for summarising his thinking behind this amendment...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply. I am satisfied with it as it clarifies the situatio...

Moved by

Lord Beecham

24A: After Clause 10, insert the following new Clause—

“R...

My Lords, this is yet another proposal from the Government that is not included in the Bill and a...

Outrageous—withdraw.

I am glad the Minister is prepared to do that. The letter says that the vast majority of prisoner...

My Lords, I first thank the noble Lord, Lord Beecham, for tabling his amendment and for then deta...

I am not sure that I would leave very much to the present Secretary of State, but that is by the ...