Lord Woodley
The Lord Woodley
Labour
•House of Lords•ActiveMember since 2 November 2020
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Jobs Market
22/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, concerning changes to the jobs market, changes to the skilled worker visa mean that public sector workers, including prison officers, can no...
Prisons: Early Release
08/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, nothing undermines public confidence more than miscarriages of justice, and there is no bigger miscarriage of justice than IPP prisoners. Ca...
Imprisonment for Public Protection (Re-sentencing) Bill [HL]
03/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, this Committee has not materialised in the way that I would have preferred. Not least, it has not led towards what I hoped was going to be a...
My Lords, this is quite challenging because this group of amendments was designed as a voting group, but I have been informed that there are not enoug...
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Grangemouth Oil Refinery Closure: Job Losses
02/07/2025 • Lords
I thank the Minister for his Answer. I speak as the former leader of Unite the Union. My union, and indeed the people at the sharp end in Grangemouth,...
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to mitigate job losses following the Grangemouth oil refinery closure.
Recalled Offenders: Sentencing Limits
18/05/2025 • Lords
My Lords, as the Minister knows, more than 1,500 current IPP prisoners have been found safe for release by the Parole Board, only to be recalled indef...
Police, Prison and Probation Officers
12/05/2025 • Lords
I thank the Minister for that response. In a civilised society, our police, prisons and probation services must never be run on the cheap. Crumbling p...
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve the morale, recruitment and retention of police, prison and probation officers.
Employment Rights Bill: Productivity
30/03/2025 • Lords
My Lords, as a former leader of the Unite the Union, I warmly welcome this Bill, but I would like to see it go a little bit further when we deal with ...
Cuba: Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement
25/03/2025 • Lords
My Lords, of course I warmly welcome that Answer from my noble friend the Minister, but as he will appreciate, every day is a terrible delay in terms ...
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ratify the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement with Cuba.
Sentences of Imprisonment for Public Protection
24/03/2025 • Lords
My Lords, like many others, including the previous speakers, I believe that resentencing is the only way to wipe the IPP stain off our justice system ...
Thames, Yorkshire and Northumbrian Water: Ofwat Proposed Fines
29/01/2025 • Lords
In December 2024, Ofwat announced that it would fine Thames Water £18 million for paying unjustified dividends of nearly £38 million; that has now ris...
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