"My Lords, I will speak briefly in support of the amendments, to which I have put my name. As the noble Lord, Lord Hain, has made such an eloquent speech in relation to youth justice, I will concentrate on the police because the arguments are identical. The reason I say …..." Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd - View Speech
"First, I do not want the Minister to answer this now, but I would be very grateful if he would look again at the funding for the police in Wales. Unless I am mistaken, Manchester and London do not have a Government who make a grant to policing as the …..." Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd - View Speech
"May I ask the noble Lord whether his staff have read the report that contains all the evidence? To say that this is put forward without evidence is not correct...." Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd - View Speech
"It was indeed a pleasure to give way to the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, after all the work he has done in relation to prisons.
Noble Lords may wonder why this amendment about Wales is in in a group about transparency. I wondered too but I think there is an …..." Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd - View Speech
"My Lords, the last Government and this Government have done a great deal to help those who were sentenced to imprisonment for public protection and released on licence. I welcome the amendments tabled by the Government and other noble Lords in relation to the position of those on licence. But …..." Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd - View Speech
"I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate, in which the views, save that of the Minister, have been unanimous across the House. The unanimous view is that something needs to be done in the interests of justice.
"My Lords, I shall move this amendment on behalf of the noble Lord, Lord Verdirame, who unfortunately cannot be present. I wish to express first his appreciation of the time the Minister has taken to speak to him about the issue raised by this amendment. I can explain it very …..." Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd - View Speech
"I am grateful to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen, for his strong support for this amendment, and to the noble Lord, Lord Lemos, for his response.