Lord Thomas of Gresford
The Lord Thomas of Gresford OBE KC
Liberal Democrat
•House of Lords•ActiveMember since 29 September 1996
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Female Genital Mutilation
15/07/2025 • Lords
Does the noble and learned Lord agree that, as part of the proposed curriculum review in schools, it should be made clear to young parents of the futu...
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Trial by Jury: Proposed Restrictions
13/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, we are not short of jurors; the whole adult population can serve in a jury. We are short of judges, of prosecuting and defence barristers an...
Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Suitability for Fixed Term Recall) Order 2025
30/06/2025 • Lords
I support the noble and learned Lord in that. There are recalls for failure to keep appointments, such as tagging appointments. If the Minister were t...
My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for outlining this SI. Both the Prison Service and the Probation Service are in a mess. There is no point in w...
Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill [HL]
12/06/2025 • Lords
I am most grateful to the Minister and those who have spoken for the kind words that have been said.
I beg to move.
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Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill
18/05/2025 • Lords
There is no research, and this Bill has been brought forward on a premise that, from my experience, is wrong. It is that the provision of a pre-senten...
The Lammy report made it clear that there is inequality for certain groups because of their particular characteristics. My noble friend Lady Bakewell ...
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Governance of the Union (Constitution Committee Report)
27/04/2025 • Lords
My Lords, it seems to be my turn. I was a member of the Constitution Committee under our excellent chair, the noble Baroness, View full contribution →
European Convention on Human Rights: 75th Anniversary
20/03/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Alton, on his excellent opening to this very important debate.
When Ernest Davies, the Member of Parl...
Crown Court Criminal Case Backlog
20/03/2025 • Lords
My Lords, from these Benches, I welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Longfield, to her place and congratulate her on an excellent maiden speech; we look f...
Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill [HL]
14/03/2025 • Lords
I thank noble Lords. We spend a long time worrying about whether things should be affirmative or negative. The debates then take place, there are regr...
My Lords, the motivation for this proposal came from a very weary colleague who was fed up with sitting in the Moses Room while instruments were broug...
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Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation
06/03/2025 • Lords
My Lords, in 2023 the Conservative Government formed a task force to deal with SLAPPs under the direction of DCMS, with a wide representation of gover...
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