Lord Hastings of Scarisbrick

Crossbench Peer

Profile

Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 6 December 2005

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Communications and Digital Committee (23 Apr 2007 to 12 Nov 2009)

Recent appearances

  • Imprisonment for Public Protection (Re-sentencing) Bill [HL] - Second Reading 15 Nov 2024

    My Lords, so far we are all in agreement, and we thank the noble Lord, Lord Woodley, for proposing this Bill. Earlier this year, around April, I met a man called Mike at a Harrow youth centre that I had been asked to open. Mike sat me down to remind me that I had met him in autumn last year when he was in a category C prison, and he was delighted to remind me of the details. Last year he had...
  • Community and Voluntary Sector - Motion to Take Note 31 Oct 2024

    My Lords, we all love a debate of this nature, because it shows the very best of British brilliance, so I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan, for allowing us to have this wide conversation together. All of us have interests that express our passion for communities and our voluntary engagement, and we all know that, as much as we may give voluntarily, we receive immense delight, joy,...
  • Prison Capacities - Question for Short Debate 12 Sep 2024

    My Lords, if we are to cut prison numbers we need to cut reoffending. If we are to cut reoffending, prisoners need jobs, housing and hope. If they are to get jobs, housing and hope, they need to be seen in a different light. I have visited 50 prisons in the last seven months, and 170 prisons in the last eight years. I have visited 12 different types of prisons—category B and C—and have...

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