"My Lords, the Government advanced two inconsistent reasons for the statutory instrument. First, they say that the incidence of violence and rule-breaking in prisons is going up, and therefore governors and independent adjudicators need harsher or stricter options available to punish the serious and repeat rule-breaking. Secondly, they say that, …..." Lord Garnier - View Speech
"There really is no point in saying, “We inherited this”. Every Government could come in and say that. I said the same things in 2010. It makes no difference. We have to deal with what is going on right now under her watch...." Lord Garnier - View Speech
"My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, on and thank him for his amendment. It describes precisely what is wrong with the legislative process. This is not a new problem. It is one that my own Government assisted with, as did the Labour Government of which the noble …..." Lord Garnier - View Speech
"Well, we may now be getting to a point of agreement; we should be looking at the six statutes of Edward III, because that is where a proper interpretation of Clause 39 of Magna Carta comes. That said—gosh, can I get to the church by way of the moon?—what is …..." Lord Garnier - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord McNicol, for two reasons. The first is that I agree with everything he said about his noble friend Lord Stace, who has just made what the noble Lord, Lord McNicol, described as a thoughtful maiden speech. I am …..." Lord Garnier - View Speech
"I congratulate my noble friend Lord Farmer on introducing this debate and thank him for doing so with his usual calmness and analysis. Every time he speaks on this subject—and he is a renowned expert—the House listens with great care, and we did so again today.
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reform the recall system for prisoners released on licence serving indeterminate sentences for public protection...." Lord Garnier - View Speech
"My Lords, it was interesting to hear what the Minister had to say. Earlier this year, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, and I studied about 80 sets of IPP recall papers, provided to us by the noble Lord, Lord Timpson. Many of the decisions were poorly …..." Lord Garnier - View Speech