Lord Bach
The Lord Bach
Labour
•House of Lords•ActiveMember since 26 July 1998
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Regional Growth
04/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I must apologise to the House and my noble friend the Minister for being a couple of minutes late for the start of the Statement. I hope tha...
Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill
03/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I agree entirely with what the noble Lord, Lord Marks, said about pre-sentence reports. A long time ago, I had much experience of defending ...
Independent Sentencing Review
01/06/2025 • Lords
From these Benches, first, I congratulate the Minister in particular for the difference that he has made in his time at the Ministry of Justice. It ha...
Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill
06/05/2025 • Lords
My Lords, it is an honour as well as a pleasure to be the first to congratulate my noble friend on her outstanding and, if I may say so, very moving m...
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My Lords, I support this Government’s plans for devolution. For years and years, the local government map has needed to be changed. That is a fact, bu...
Solar Panels
12/02/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for her reply; I know how passionately she feels about this issue. Is she aware that only a ridiculousl...
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they intend to take to ensure that all new-build commercial and industrial premises in England are fitted w...
English Devolution and Local Government
12/02/2025 • Lords
My Lords, as police and crime commissioner for Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland for five years, I very much enjoyed working with two unitary au...
Football Governance Bill [HL]
18/12/2024 • Lords
My Lords, this is the first time I have spoken in Committee. I am rather late to it but I spoke at Second Reading. On this matter of history, it is no...
Rule of Law
26/11/2024 • Lords
My Lords, I start of course by congratulating my noble and learned friend Lady Smith of Cluny on her wonderful maiden speech. I enjoyed it thoroughly,...
Police Reform
25/11/2024 • Lords
My Lords, as an ex-police and crime commissioner some years ago now, I agree with the Minister in his reply to the question from the noble Lord, Lord ...
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