"My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords for their constructive engagement with this important Bill at every stage of its passage. On behalf of my noble and learned friend Lord Keen, I thank noble Lords for their contributions both in Committee and on Report. Although there were several …..." Lord Sandhurst - View Speech
"My Lords, the problem was well known before this Government came into office. The Government have been in power for 20 months or so. Why is there still no plan?..." Lord Sandhurst - View Speech
"My Lords, I will start first with Amendment 8, in the name of my noble and learned friend Lord Garnier but introduced so ably by the noble Lord, Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames, and my noble friend Lord Murray of Blidworth. The amendment seeks to insert a new clause. It would …..." Lord Sandhurst - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, for her Amendment 1, which addresses the thresholds proposed in the Bill. As she knows, we on these Benches have similarly expressed concern about the proposed threshold. This restricts the effect of Clause 3 to offenders sentenced to four years or …..." Lord Sandhurst - View Speech
"My Lords, the important amendments in this group address real issues for victims and victim support. Amendment 6 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Hacking, seeks to introduce independent victim navigators on a national basis to act as a liaison between the police and victims of modern slavery …..." Lord Sandhurst - View Speech
"The noble and learned Lord is right. When I introduced the amendment, I did say that there might be problems with it, but I thought it was something that should be looked at...." Lord Sandhurst - View Speech
"My Lords, I wish to speak to 21 amendments in this group. It is my misfortune that they have all been shoved together, giving me around 30 seconds on each one.
It is really important that the powers of the panel are clearly defined and that what we end up …..." Lord Sandhurst - View Speech
"I hope the Committee will indulge me a little. All I will say is that I ask noble Lords to read carefully my amendments, which all come from the Law Society or CLADD. I will say one thing. I hope noble Lords will forgive me, but it is clear that …..." Lord Sandhurst - View Speech