Baroness Porter of Fulwood (Con)

My Lords, I welcome Amendment 148A. The Bill will shape the ecosystems of support that underpin and surround our entire justice system. A recurring theme through Second Reading and Committee so far ha

My Lords, I also support Amendment 93B in the name of my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe. It is well established that the literacy and numeracy rates for those who end up committing crime are much low

My Lords, I support Amendment 35, as outlined by my noble friend Lord Sandhurst. As I said at Second Reading, good intentions go only so far. The Bill transfers a large part of the responsibility for

My Lords, I echo the tributes made to the noble Baroness, Lady Newlove. Our thoughts are with her family today. This Bill is important. The UK has one of the highest rates of imprisonment in Europe an

My Lords, there is nothing easy about confronting mortality or dealing with suffering. The number of us who have chosen to speak at this Second Reading is a reflection of the importance of these issue

My Lords, one area where the UK has a unique specialism is demining. We are home to the world’s two largest demining organisations: the Halo Trust and the Mines Advisory Group. It is important that we