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Lord German: My Lords, I have given notice of my intention to oppose this clause standing part. I was also able to meet the Bar Council this morning, and it was very interesting to hear its views about current practices and the difficulties following through from this law that might arise. I want to address two or three issues in this clause which set it apart. I of course support wholeheartedly the human...
Helen Grant: ...are clearly raising their game, others are lagging behind, creating something of a care and wellbeing lottery for students in the UCAS application process. A statutory duty of care would set the bar to level up that standard—a standard that requires all higher education providers to do what might reasonably be expected, while maintaining their autonomy in deciding exactly how that will...
Lord Verdirame: ...in before and I apologise for not participating at Second Reading, but I followed the debate closely. I must declare an interest: I have been instructed before by the Government as a member of the Bar on matters relating to the subject matter of the Bill. But I can speak freely on Amendment 13 because it is not anything on which I advise. I wish to speak in support of it. The negotiation...
Mike Freer: ..., twice, and three times are not available prior to 2015. The number of ineffective trial volumes for rape and murder offences significantly increased in 2022. This was primarily due to the Criminal Bar Association action between April and September 2022. If a trial date was ineffective more than once in the same year it has been counted for each time.
Mike Freer: ...broken down by offence are not available prior to 2014. The number of ineffective trial volumes for rape and murder offences significantly increased in 2022; this was primarily due to the Criminal Bar Association action between April and September 2022. Volume of ineffective trials at the Crown Court (xlsx, 17.6KB)
Mike Freer: ...several years after the incident can have a large impact on offence to main hearing timeliness measures. The outstanding caseload at the Crown Court, which rose during the pandemic and Criminal Bar Association action, is falling as a result of our commitment to ensuring swift and timely access to justice. We have opened extra courtrooms, lifted the cap on sitting days, and continued...
Richard Lochhead: ...made a good point about why the issue is a topical one that we have to address. Many professions can be affected. OpenAI claims that GPT-4 can achieve the same as a top 10 per cent law student in bar exams. Generative AI tools will also require rethinking of education assessment methods, because they can write essays on a wide range of topics. There is also a more sinister aspect of AI. AI...
Baroness Merron: ...policy upon the welfare of animals as sentient beings to fulfil the requirements of the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022 and help the Government to meet their pledge to “continue to raise the bar” for animal welfare in the UK. The adoption of the measures outlined in Amendment 134 would be a popular move. Thousands upon thousands of people have written in to make the Government...
Edward Leigh: I congratulate my right hon. Friend on promoting more choice than in the socialist republic of Wales, which is a pretty low bar, but can we go further and promote real choice by adopting two previous Conservative policies? Both would be wildly popular. The first is a patient passport, by which a patient could get a free operation on the NHS, or take the same cost to a private or charitable...
Edward Leigh: I congratulate my right hon. Friend on promoting more choice than in the socialist republic of Wales, which is a pretty low bar, but can we go further and promote real choice by adopting two previous Conservative policies? Both would be wildly popular. The first is a patient passport, by which a patient could get a free operation on the NHS, or take the same cost to a private or charitable...
Baroness Harding of Winscombe: ...: first, if the creation or use of the content interacts with user-generated content; secondly, if it takes the form or identity of a user; thirdly, if it provides content that would reach the bar of illegal primary priority content or priority content in another format; and finally, if a user has in any way facilitated any element of the generation by way of a command prompt or any other...
Michael Tomlinson: ...he does? In fact, the Attorney General has had very close links with Northern Ireland recently, and both she and I, with the Advocate General for Scotland, had the privilege of being called to the Bar in Northern Ireland. I am determined to keep those conversations and channels open, and the hon. Gentleman will know that the Home Office is consulting now on knife crime, with a closing date...
Hilary Benn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December to Question 103014 on Armed Forces: Huntington's Disease, what medical conditions are currently considered a bar to service.
Michael Marra: ...a difficult challenge in balancing the responsibility of the state in connection with historical abuse. I echo Colin Smyth’s observations and those of my colleague Martin Whitfield about the time bar and the question of whether a period of six weeks should qualify for redress. To quote one survivor: “To a child, six weeks feels like a year.” The abuse that took place in those weeks...
Willie Rennie: ...groups want a higher proportion of that financial support to be directed to tiers 3 and 4, with their emphasis on competitive, targeted support. The RSPB has not explicitly set a percentage, but the bar chart in its briefing for this debate seems to indicate a figure of 30 per cent as opposed to the figure from the NFUS of 80 per cent. That is quite a gap. If I were the cabinet secretary,...
Michael Tomlinson: ...he does? In fact, the Attorney General has had very close links with Northern Ireland recently, and both she and I, with the Advocate General for Scotland, had the privilege of being called to the Bar in Northern Ireland. I am determined to keep those conversations and channels open, and the hon. Gentleman will know that the Home Office is consulting now on knife crime, with a closing date...
Lord Wolfson of Tredegar: ...when the Bill was going through this House. It was to keep people’s minds focused on whether the Government could say at that time that the Bill was compliant. It was never intended to be a legal bar. There is precedent in this House. The Communications Bill is a precedent for the Government being unable to state that the Bill was compatible with convention rights. When they were...
Gareth Johnson: ...away get on another airline’s plane and be violent again. That cannot be right. Some say that the solution is to ban alcohol. I do not agree, because 99.9% of people who enjoy a glass of wine or a beer at an airport or on a plane do so without causing any problems. It is part of their holiday. It is the 0.1% of people we should target, not the 99.9%. Alcohol can be a factor, but not...
Gareth Johnson: ...away get on another airline’s plane and be violent again. That cannot be right. Some say that the solution is to ban alcohol. I do not agree, because 99.9% of people who enjoy a glass of wine or a beer at an airport or on a plane do so without causing any problems. It is part of their holiday. It is the 0.1% of people we should target, not the 99.9%. Alcohol can be a factor, but not...
Mark Spencer: ...Stewardship scheme. Defra has also published guidelines on contingency planning in the event of an outbreak of a notifiable disease to identify eligible native breeds on the breed at risk (BAR) list, that may be exempt from culling. The Department recognises the important role local abattoirs play in supporting native breed farmers and the wider rural economy. We are very much...
