Sentences of Imprisonment for Public Protection

Debate between Lord Moylan and Lord Kennedy of Southwark
Monday 24th March 2025

(1 week, 2 days ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Moylan Portrait Lord Moylan (Con)
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My Lords, given that so many of those prisoners serving this sentence who have never been released are suffering from chronic mental illness, is it not time for them to be considered for transfer and treatment in a mental health setting and not in prison anymore? I mean that systematically, and not simply ad hoc, as when individuals are transferred, as I know some are, to a mental prison. In that connection, what consideration have the Government given to the proposal from the Royal College of Psychiatrists for the development of a regime parallel to Section 117 of the Mental Health Act to offer support to these people if they do achieve release through that route?

Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill

Debate between Lord Moylan and Lord Kennedy of Southwark
Lord Kennedy of Southwark Portrait Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Lab Co-op)
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It is now 10.18 pm. I am unable to get agreement from the usual channels to finish the last amendment, which is a bit disappointing. If I cannot get agreement then we will have to adjourn. In all my years as Opposition Chief Whip, I have never been in a situation where one amendment cannot be finished off.

Lord Moylan Portrait Lord Moylan (Con)
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My Lords, I understand that there has been agreement with the usual channels. I do not think that the matter is in my hands.

Lord Kennedy of Southwark Portrait Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Lab Co-op)
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In this situation, the House will resume. It is very disappointing. Never in my time as Opposition Chief Whip would I have acted like that.