Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs)

Labour Peer

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Recent appearances

  • Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Suitability for Fixed Term Recall) Order 2024 - Motion to Approve 18 Mar 2024

    My Lords, I apologise for arriving late for the Minister’s introduction of this SI. We too support the SI as far as it goes, but I agreed with the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, when in the first part of her speech she pointed out quite rightly that, on the one hand, here we are reducing prison sentences while, on the other hand, other legislation down the other end of the corridor is...
  • Prison Officer Pension Age - Question 18 Mar 2024

    Does the noble and learned Lord not agree that our job is not like the job of prison officer? We do not face the same danger as they do on a daily basis. He described prison officers as the finest public servants, and of course, we agree, but does he not think that the Government’s policy is short-sighted? One of the criticisms that the Prison Officers’ Association continually expresses...
  • Prisons and Probation: Foreign National Offenders - Statement 13 Mar 2024

    My Lords, prisoners will now be released not 18 days early, but up to 60 days early. No other Government have ever found themselves having to do that on such a scale. It is nearly three times the number of days on licence seen under any previous scheme. I have some questions for the Minister. How many prisoners have been released early under the scheme to date? Which prisons are using the...

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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 19 April 2000

Positions held at time of appointment: Former Spokesman on Education, House of Lords; Delegate, Council of Europe and WEU (from Number 10 press release)

Currently held offices

  • Member, Arbitration Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (since 24 Jan 2024)
  • Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (since 9 Mar 2023)
  • Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs) (since 18 May 2021)
  • Shadow Spokesperson (Justice) (since 15 Apr 2020)

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Charities Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (22 Jul 2021 to 18 Nov 2021)
  • Member, Draft Domestic Abuse Bill (Joint) Committee ( 6 Mar 2019 to 14 Jun 2019)
  • Member, Constitution Committee (28 Jun 2001 to 7 Nov 2002)
  • Member, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) ( 8 Dec 1998 to 11 Nov 1999)
  • Member, Select Committee on Science and Technology Sub-Committee 2 (24 Nov 1998 to 11 Nov 1999)
  • Hereditary Peer (26 Jun 1991 to 11 Nov 1999)

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