"My Lords, I rise briefly to support the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, and the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss.
It is important to recognise the very important point made by the noble Lord, Lord Bailey, in relation to the problems of gangs in …..." Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd - View Speech
"My Lords, I add briefly to this debate. When the matter came before your Lordships’ House with the passage of the CHIS Bill towards the end of 2020 and beginning of 2021, whether to move from the use of CHISs and their conduct being looked at ex post facto to …..." Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd - View Speech
"I was talking not about the inquiry but about the level of supervision and what is happening in the reports under this Act. I entirely agree with the Minister that what happened in the inquiry has nothing to do with this regime. The inquiry is relevant only because it shows …..." Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd - View Speech
"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