"My Lords, recalls are at their highest level ever, with more people now being recalled than are released. More than 70% of recalls follow non-compliance, while only a fifth follow reoffending. Non-compliance is often not deliberate but results from an inability to meet conditions, often because of housing or debt …..." Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames - View Speech
"My Lords, the Government now seem to recognise that home tagging after a prisoner’s release has serious problems. First, until released offenders can be tagged at home, they can be a frightening menace to their victims. Secondly, if they have no stable home, they can prove very difficult to tag …..." Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames - View Speech
"My Lords, last Thursday, less than a fortnight after the US announced its vindictive sanctions, when Marco Rubio called the ICC a “rogue court” and threatened to cripple its ability to function, the European Parliament awarded the ICC the prestigious Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought, named after Andrei Sakharov, …..." Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames - View Speech
"My Lords, this has been a powerful debate, memorably marked by the excellent maiden speech of noble Lord, Lord Stace, which certainly did not support a diagnosis of imposter syndrome. It was a pleasure to hear his measured endorsement of the open discussion of difficult issues with people of differing …..." Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, for securing this debate and his excellent opening speech. The noble Lord has campaigned tirelessly on prison reform as he has on family life, so he unsurprisingly stressed, with others, the importance of prisoners’ contact with their families. We have heard …..." Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames - View Speech
"My Lords, we agree with the Statement that the Government clearly inherited a crisis of prison spaces, and a crisis in our criminal justice system as a whole. Frankly, the crisis was clearly attributable to many years of neglect, principally under the last Government. The Sentencing Act was a timely …..." Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames - View Speech
"My Lords, this is not the first time I have introduced a Bill in this form that closely follows the Law Commission recommendations for financial relief for cohabitants in 2007, and for improving a cohabitant’s position on the death of an intestate partner in 2011.
"My Lords, I am very grateful to everyone who has contributed to this debate on a Private Member’s Bill. It is an unusual position that we find ourselves in, with my Private Member’s Bill, which was introduced just after the King’s Speech, and the consultation, which was announced on 5 …..." Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames - View Speech
"My Lords, I too am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, for securing this debate on a very serious issue that involves a very real tragedy. We have heard that every month about 1,000 prisoners are released from prison directly into homelessness. The Question from the noble Lord, Lord …..." Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames - View Speech