Results 1-8 of 8 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Lord Carter of Coles

Digital Britain — Statement (16 Jun 2009)

Lord Carter of Coles: My Lords, I am delighted to receive a Welsh welcome. Earlier today, I said to a colleague from Wales in another place that there is an enormous amount in this report for the nations and the rural parts of the United Kingdom. That is not just in relation to broadcasting and content, but also to the coverage of broadband service, the funding for next-generation networks, extending mobile...

Criminal Justice: Women (7 Feb 2008)

Lord Carter of Coles: My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Corston, on securing today's debate and for her comprehensive and visionary Review of Women with Particular Vulnerabilities in the Criminal Justice System. I declare an interest as the author of Securing the Future and a member of the board overseeing the implementation of that report. The report of the noble Baroness highlights, often...

Offender Management Bill (17 Apr 2007)

Lord Carter of Coles: My Lords, we all seem to be able to agree about the main objectives of any offender management system—the wish to protect the public, to punish, to reduce reoffending and, of course, to deter. However, we seem to be having a great deal more difficulty in agreeing how we are going to do this. It is interesting today to hear the paradox of people talking on the one hand about...

Offender Management Bill (17 Apr 2007)

Lord Carter of Coles: My Lords, that is a point, but if you look at the rest of Europe, those separations have proved to be strong and well established. On balance, that move across will be beneficial. I should declare an interest as the author of the 2003 report, Managing Offenders, Reducing Crime, which led to the call for the creation of the National Offender Management Service. Three key points emerged from...

Identity Cards Bill (19 Dec 2005)

Lord Carter of Coles: The amendment proposed by the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, has a keen attraction for those interested in accurate forecasting and accountability. After all, that is what we are talking about. The idea of identifying the costs incurred by the identity cards scheme from April 2004 and for 10 years going forward would be very useful if we could define the boundaries. What is proposed in the...

Sport in the Community (24 Nov 2005)

Lord Carter of Coles: My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Pendry, for securing this debate on sport in the community in what, after all, has been a very dramatic 12 months for sport in this country. I should start by declaring an interest. I am chairman of Sport England, which was previously known as the English Sports Council, and am involved in a number of other sporting organisations such as UK...

Sport (16 Jun 2005)

Lord Carter of Coles: My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Pendry for initiating this debate on what is an important issue to me as the chair of Sport England and in view of my involvement in a wide range of sporting activities, not least our bid to host the 2012 Olympics. Sport is one of the common denominators in our society. It reaches across the barriers of race, class and income. However, despite...

Ageing Population (12 Nov 2004)

Lord Carter of Coles: My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to address the House for the first time and to thank noble Lords for the warmth of welcome to their House. I also thank the officers and staff for their very discreet and tactful help and encouragement in recent weeks. The excellent report produced by my noble friend Lord Peston is notable for its wise conclusions and the recommendations that have...