"I commend my noble friend for the enormous amount of work, time and energy that he is putting into this area. I know it is greatly appreciated by those who have campaigned for years. Will he take a look at the slowing of the work on progression plans and the …..." Lord Blunkett - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank my noble friend for his generous response. With the House’s indulgence, I want to say what a great pleasure it has been, and how much I appreciate the tremendous collaboration with the noble Lord, Lord Herbert of South Downs, the 10 other commissioners who generously gave …..." Lord Blunkett - View Speech
"My Lords, I commend my noble friend on the time and commitment he has given to talking to organisations on behalf of prisoners and their families. Does he agree, however, that there appears to be an increasing logjam of those on recall who are held in prison often when the …..." Lord Blunkett - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull, and to thank him for initiating this short debate. I agree entirely with his opening remarks in relation to what has happened in Scotland. Even my guide dog would have been able to see the motor home, …..." Lord Blunkett - View Speech
"My Lords, it may be a little obscure to look at legislation from 1892, but from my experience all those years ago in government, there were possibilities of getting the Civil Service to be really creative in looking at how subsidiary legislation could be drawn from such laws. Quite often, …..." Lord Blunkett - View Speech
"My Lords, I hope my noble friend will forgive me for concentrating on the South Yorkshire ICB because of the considerable difficulties that have been experienced locally. I know that she cannot give me a clear answer this afternoon, but given that the previous Health Secretary is no longer in …..." Lord Blunkett - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank my noble friend for that excellent response. As she knows, I have been obsessed with this issue for many years, and I strongly welcome the fact that the Secretary of State asked Alan Milburn to undertake this review. Does she agree that this gives the opportunity, …..." Lord Blunkett - View Speech
"I know my noble friend will want to do the right thing, but is it not a fact that the only part of the criminal justice system that has worked really effectively over the last quarter of a century is youth justice, and that the ability to retain and promote …..." Lord Blunkett - View Speech
"My Lords, I shall be very brief for the reasons that we all know about—the number of votes that have taken place in the House this afternoon.
I offer my support to the movers of the amendments that have just been spoken to, first on accessibility. It is fairly close …..." Lord Blunkett - View Speech