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Grand Committee
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill
Committee stage - Mon 25 Mar 2024
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Lord Clement-Jones (LD - Life peer) Further, domestic courts would normally consider the rights under the domestic law implementing a treaty - Speech Link
2: Lord Clement-Jones (LD - Life peer) What assessment have they made of the impact of the use of the powers? - Speech Link
3: Lord Clement-Jones (LD - Life peer) Yes, but it is a very broad impact assessment. - Speech Link
4: Lord Clement-Jones (LD - Life peer) I hear what the Minister said about the workplace algorithmic assessment. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL]
2nd reading - Fri 22 Mar 2024
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd (XB - Life peer) you look back at the 19th century, when we underwent the last massive technological revolution, the courts - Speech Link
2: Earl of Erroll (XB - Excepted Hereditary) Some people suggest that it could replace the law courts and a lot of those sorts of things. - Speech Link
3: Lord Clement-Jones (LD - Life peer) assessment, audit and monitoring. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Genocide (Prevention and Response) Bill [HL]
2nd reading - Fri 22 Mar 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Hannay of Chiswick (XB - Life peer) the Bill.One possible impediment—the often deployed and long-discredited argument that it is for only courts - Speech Link
2: Lord Alton of Liverpool (XB - Life peer) I asked for a JACS—joint analysis of conflict and stability—assessment. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Smith of Newnham (LD - Life peer) have heard many times that the Government are not able to act because the issue of genocide is for courts - Speech Link
4: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) The OHCHR’s assessment found possible crimes against humanity. We should take robust action. - Speech Link
5: Baroness Kennedy of Shaws (Lab - Life peer) whole business of the logjam that there was about genocide—of always saying that it is a matter for courts - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Thu 21 Mar 2024
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Huw Merriman (Con - Bexhill and Battle) There are sticky contract provisions that the courts will not allow a Government or an operator to break - Speech Link
2: Louise Haigh (Lab - Sheffield, Heeley) The Minister will have seen reports this week that 3,000 jobs are at risk at Alstom rail factory in Derby - Speech Link
3: Priti Patel (Con - Witham) Department and National Highways, but a one-person legal challenge is putting the entire project at risk - Speech Link
4: Huw Merriman (Con - Bexhill and Battle) The courts would not allow it. As I say, that was put in place in 1997. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
Consideration of Commons amendments - Wed 20 Mar 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Stewart of Dirleton (Con - Life peer) where an individual may be at real risk of serious and irreversible harm. - Speech Link
2: None process that reduces the risk of such children being removed erroneously to Rwanda. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill
Committee stage - Wed 20 Mar 2024
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD - Life peer) to be the major reason why such a decision is taken.I was very struck as I went through the impact assessment - Speech Link
2: Lord Deben (Con - Life peer) I do not want this constantly to be in the courts. It would be much better to get it right now. - Speech Link
3: None Is there a risk that advisers will be unwilling to risk liability and councillors will be unwilling to - Speech Link
4: Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab - Life peer) If it decides not to issue a notice, that can be challenged, but the risk does not reside with the individual - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill
2nd reading - Wed 20 Mar 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Kemi Badenoch (Con - Saffron Walden) That is something that we considered, but it would likely have required a case-by-case, file-by-file assessment - Speech Link
2: Kemi Badenoch (Con - Saffron Walden) As of 1 March, 102 convictions have been overturned through the courts. - Speech Link
3: Liam Byrne (Lab - Birmingham, Hodge Hill) Does he agree that we might want to reflect on measures to de-risk the speed of paying compensation? - Speech Link
4: Kevin Hollinrake (Con - Thirsk and Malton) She will acknowledge that the UK Parliament is taking a political risk. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Prevention of Future Deaths Report: Terance Radford - Wed 20 Mar 2024
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) I firmly believe that we must come away from this fear and instil in our decision makers—in the courts - Speech Link
2: Ruth Cadbury (Lab - Brentford and Isleworth) Thirdly, the probation service had not done a proper risk assessment about his release. - Speech Link
3: Edward Argar (Con - Charnwood) Offenders are required to undergo a robust risk assessment to ensure they are released only if there - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Automated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)
Committee stage: 1st sitting - Tue 19 Mar 2024
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Bill Esterson (Lab - Sefton Central) ” rather than “acceptably low risk”. - Speech Link
2: Bill Esterson (Lab - Sefton Central) What is important is that we set out the intention in this legislation for the courts, which may well - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Child Trust Funds - Tue 19 Mar 2024
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Jeremy Quin (Con - Horsham) good will of the Minister and his Department, but to demand changes that would solve issues for the courts - Speech Link
2: Jeremy Quin (Con - Horsham) This includes requiring time-pressured GPs or social workers to complete a 21-page mental capacity assessment - Speech Link
3: Mike Freer (Con - Finchley and Golders Green) No provider has beaten a path to my door saying, “We think you have got it wrong and our risk assessment - Speech Link