The Lord Bishop of Gloucester
The Rt Rev. the Lord Bishop of Gloucester
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Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill
03/06/2025 • Lords
I am minded not to move this, given what we have seen already, but I did just want to say to the Minister that there has been real confusion here, and...
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Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
03/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I too declare an interest, having just returned from Israel/Palestine last week. As we talk about humanitarian aid, does the Minister agree ...
Recalled Offenders: Sentencing Limits
18/05/2025 • Lords
My Lords, as has been said, this stopgap measure really shines a spotlight on the whole issue of recalls, which have grown exponentially in recent yea...
Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill
18/05/2025 • Lords
I appreciate that the Minister is in an interminable situation, but he did not actually respond to my key point, which is that there is an existing pr...
My Lords, I will not repeat the arguments I made at Second Reading. However, as other noble Lords have said, I still do not believe that we need this ...
Protection of Prison Staff
12/05/2025 • Lords
Prison staff work with a wide range of prisoners, from those who are the most violent to the many who are in prison for repeated low-level offending—m...
Police, Prison and Probation Officers
12/05/2025 • Lords
My Lords, last week I observed the intensive supervision court in Birmingham, where women serving community orders for low-level offences are closely ...
Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill
06/05/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I declare my interest as Anglican Bishop for prisons. I am grateful to be speaking in this Second Reading debate. I too greatly look forward...
Sentences of Imprisonment for Public Protection
24/03/2025 • Lords
My Lords, taking into account what has been said already, I welcome the enactment of the provisions in the Victims and Prisoners Act, passed by the la...
Gaza: Ceasefire
18/03/2025 • Lords
I am grateful to the Minister for that reply. We on these Benches find the recent airstrikes on Gaza deeply shocking and abhorrent, as we do the conti...
The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the durability of the ceasefire in Gaza.
Palestine Statehood (Recognition) Bill [HL]
14/03/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I declare an interest in that I am a patron of the charity Embrace the Middle East. I am also a regular visitor to the region and last visit...
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