Lord Sandhurst
The Lord Sandhurst KC
Conservative
•House of Lords•ActiveMember since 22 June 2021
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“Hillsborough Law”
23/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I ask in plain terms: what will be the obligations of candour imposed under this new law? What will be imposed on public servants? In short,...
Online Communication Offence Arrests
16/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Lebedev, for securing this debate and for his compelling opening speech.
Freedom of expression is a fund...
European Convention on Human Rights
16/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, the Minister has acknowledged today that the convention on human rights needs to evolve. Nine EU member states recently called for reform of...
Prisons: Mothers and Babies
06/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, the Prison Reform Trust’s 2025 report found that two-thirds of mother and baby units are operating above safe capacity. Can the Minister con...
Post-16 Financial Education
11/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, the Social Market Foundation reported last year—and this is very serious—that two in five young people, or 40%, are financially illiterate a...
Complications from Abortions (Annual Report) Bill [HL]
05/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Moylan again for bringing to our attention the issue of the reliability of statistics on the complications of a...
Crown Estate (Wales) Bill [HL]
05/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I will speak briefly to Amendment 5 in the name of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd. He has made thoughtful and powerful ...
My Lords, the amendments in this group relate to the operation of the Crown Estate in Wales under the newly devolved approach. I should say at the out...
Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill
03/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I may be brief, having made my general observations in respect of the previous group. So far as this amendment is concerned, in appropriate ...
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who contributed to the Bill’s progress in Committee. In particular, I acknowledge the thoughtful and constructive co...
Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill
18/05/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I can be brief. On the noble Lord’s first Amendment, Amendment 15, we would not for our part want the Sentencing Council to go down the road...
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this important debate. The concerns raised today underline the vital necessity of ensuring t...
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Ex-offenders: Reintegration
14/05/2025 • Lords
My Lords, the most recent Probation Service data showed that around 40% of homeless ex-prisoners reoffend within a year, compared with 19% of those wi...
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