Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) Bill

My Lords, these little amendments are straightforward—at least, in my view. If passed, they would...

My Lords, I support the amendments because of the change that took place when the challenge to th...

My Lords, my noble friend Lord Blencathra’s Amendment 1 and the amendments in the next group to b...

My Lords, there is clearly great public concern underlying this Bill. However, as he did in a ver...

My Lords, having not been able to take part in Second Reading, I welcome the chance to take part ...

My Lords, we heard at Second Reading the case of Helen McCourt. I have looked at how many more ca...

My Lords, my noble friend who proposed these amendments has been well known to me as a very clear...

My Lords, I shall be brief, because a great deal has been covered already, particularly by the no...

My Lords, I welcome the debate, and I am glad that the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, has tabled th...

My Lords, I am winding up for the Opposition on this short but very interesting debate. I want to...

I thank noble Lords and noble and learned Lords for their contributions to the debate in Committe...

Could the noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen, please lean a little closer to the microphone?

Yes, of course, although I do not think I could get much closer. Can you hear me?

That is better.

Despite Amendments 1 and 3 having—[Inaudible.]

Sorry, we are still not hearing you.

I am not sure what I can do about that. Can you hear me now?

That is better, yes.

I believe the host has stopped the video. I will continue, if I may. Amendment 1, as indicated, w...

I am so sorry to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen, and I apologise to all noble Lords. We ha...

My Lords, we will now resume the Committee stage of the Prisoners (Disclosure of Information Abou...

I thank the Deputy Chairman of Committees and apologise to noble Lords for any inconvenience that...

I apologise to the Minister but we cannot hear him properly. We will adjourn for five minutes in ...

My Lords, welcome back. We are on Amendment 1 of the Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About V...

I thank noble Lords for their patience. I now turn to consider Amendments 1 and 3, tabled by my n...

I have had notification that the noble Lord, Lord Adonis, wishes to speak after the Minister.

No, I simply wished to observe that we could not hear a word that the Minister was saying the fir...

In that case, I call the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, to reply to the debate.

My Lords, I thank my noble and learned friend for his response and I am grateful to all noble Lor...

We now start the group beginning with Amendment 2. I remind noble Lords that if they wish to spea...

Moved by

Baroness Bull

2: Clause 1, page 1, line 14, after “prisoner” insert “is able...

My Lords, it has long been recognised that the withholding of information about the location of v...

My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 2 and 4, to which I have added my name. I am most grateful t...

My Lords, I will address the same amendments in this group as were listed by the noble Baroness, ...

My Lords, I am addressing Amendment 5 and the subsequent amendments to the same effect in relatio...

My Lords, I support Amendment 2 and the other amendments in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady ...

My Lords, I support the amendments in the second group in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Bu...

I wish to speak in favour of this group of amendments, particularly those tabled by the noble Lor...

My Lords, I do not wish to contribute at this point, but I will listen to the Minister’s response...

My Lords, I wish to speak briefly to the amendments tabled by my noble friend Lady Bull, and to s...

I have nothing to add on this group.

I have listened to what has been said in the debate so far with considerable interest. I am afrai...

My Lords, I too was precluded from taking part at Second Reading, but I have read the transcripts...

My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord German, has just said, there are essentially two groups within ...

I thank noble Lords and noble and learned Lords for their contribution to the debate prompted by ...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope of C...

My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for his reply, but I think it is necessary to distin...

My Lords, I accept what the noble Lord, Lord Thomas, has observed. In cases of this kind, the jud...

My Lords, I refer the Minister to his remarks about historic refusals. Reading proposed new subse...

It does appear that the amendment has that effect even it was unintended. I will give the matter ...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen of Elie, for his comments and I ...

My Lords, due to the necessity of a few short adjournments earlier this afternoon, I suggest that...

My Lords, we now move on to the group consisting of Amendment 19. I remind noble Lords that anyon...

Moved by

Baroness Barker

19: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause—

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My Lords, I was inspired to table Amendment 19, which stands in my name, by three experiences. Th...

My Lords, I support the amendment. I agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Barker, that much more n...

My Lords, I welcome the Bill and am sorry that I was unable to speak at Second Reading. I pay tri...

Lord Naseby. No? I am not getting a response from the noble Lord, Lord Naseby. If I do not hear a...

My Lords, this amendment, tabled by my noble friend Lady Barker, puts victims right at the centre...

My Lords, all noble Lords who have spoken on the amendment have supported it with some passion. T...

My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their contributions to the debate on the amendment, and I thank...

My Lords, no noble Lords have indicated a wish to speak after the Minister, so I now call the nob...

I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in the debate on this amendment. It would have been e...

My Lords, I am getting a little background disturbance. I am not sure whether it is intended to g...