I want to write to Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede: ...nevertheless, this is an opportunity for a radical improvement of the inquest system to provide a genuine public service. I absolutely agree with the point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, about the importance of public service, and this is a route to do that to the benefit of people in a distressed situation. The noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, gave...
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede: ...is allowed, in whole or in part. The proposed new clause also provides that the complainant is not compellable as a witness at the application. I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, for putting her name to this amendment. This issue was again explored at some length in Committee. My noble and learned friend Lord Falconer made the point that it is very sensitive....
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede: My Lords, we too want to protect shopkeepers. I endorse the points made by the noble Lord, Lord Dholakia, backed up by the noble Lord, Lord Paddick. The noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, made an interesting point when she said it was not necessarily a mistake of law but in the application of the law that this problem has emerged. I too received the briefing from the British...
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede: My Lords, I have some questions for the Government on Amendment 129, in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, and the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb. Drugs policy and the drugs trade have come up in our debates on this Bill as part of the debate on the serious violence reduction duty, particularly regarding child exploitation and county lines. It will come up again shortly...
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede: ...might not, and I am sure that everyone who has spoken in this debate wants to achieve the same end, but there are different mechanisms to do that. I agreed with the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, who, as she said, somewhat unusually found herself in agreement with potentially using Henry VIII powers to amend legislation. While listening to this debate, I remembered the...
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede: ..., I have one amendment in this group, Amendment 25, and my noble and learned friend Lord Falconer of Thoroton put his name to Amendment 24. I was very pleased that the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, said that she had read our amendments and that they seemed sensible; I think that is a good start. The general point made on this whole group is that there is an appetite for...
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede: ...him to be dismissive in any way. In fact, before this debate he went out of his way to help me and other colleagues. I turn to my Amendment 81, referred to by the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, and the noble Lord, Lord Randall. Although it is my amendment and it does say that there should be agreement to any drug, alcohol or mental health treatment, perhaps I may say a word...