Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 03 Dec 2025
Sentencing Bill
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 03 Dec 2025
Sentencing Bill
"My Lords, my Amendment 94A touches on an issue that arose in a number of important speeches at Second Reading, particularly one by the noble Lord, Lord Carter of Haslemere. I thank the Prisoners’ Education Trust for its advice with this amendment. It relates to the issue of earned progression, …..."Lord Bach - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 03 Dec 2025
Sentencing Bill
"My Lords, I thank the Minister and all other speakers in this interesting debate on this important part of the Bill. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Lawlor, and the Opposition Front Bench for their support, and the noble Lord, Lord Marks, although I have one remark for him before …..."Lord Bach - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 03 Dec 2025
Sentencing Bill
"I will leave it there. Of course I am going to withdraw the amendment, but this is an important point that we should consider now and in the months to come. I beg leave to withdraw my amendment...."Lord Bach - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 03 Dec 2025
Sentencing Bill
"It is Committee...."Lord Bach - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 03 Dec 2025
Sentencing Bill
"My Lords, I am a great supporter of this Bill, and I also believe in tough community sentences. I think they are essential if we are to keep people out of prison. But I have to say that on this issue I do not see any positive point arising out …..."Lord Bach - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 01 Dec 2025
Sentencing Bill
"My Lords, forgive me for interrupting the noble Lord. I am grateful to him for giving way. Why do we need to know anyone’s ethnicity? Why is that relevant at the stage that we are talking about? I am afraid I just do not get this argument. Why is ethnicity …..."Lord Bach - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 01 Dec 2025
Sentencing Bill
"My Lords, I spoke at Second Reading and declared my interests. I cannot start my short amendment without saying how personally delighted I am with the Minister’s department today for having raised legal aid rates in a number of very important areas such as crime, immigration and housing.
My amendment …..."Lord Bach - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 20th June 2023
Asked by:
Lord Bach (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask His Majesty's Government, in the past year, what proportion of immigration legal aid providers have (1) opened no new legal aid cases, and (2) opened no more than 30 new legal aid cases.
Answered by Lord Bellamy
Between April 2022 and March 2023, 7% (11) of immigration legal aid providers opened no new cases and 15% (23) opened no more than 30 new cases.
In total there are 152 legal aid providers who hold a contract to provide immigration and asylum legal aid service. The above data reflects active immigration work reported between April 2022 and March 2023, inclusive.
The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) delivers services for immigration legal aid by Procurement Area and Access Point geographical area. These are procured and delivered at office level. A provider could therefore have opened over 30 new cases, spread across several office locations with varied levels of active immigration casework. There are no Procurement Areas in which no new immigration legal aid cases have been opened.
The LAA frequently reviews market capacity to make sure there is adequate provision of legal aid, in all categories of law, throughout England and Wales. The LAA moves quickly, where issues arise, to secure provision and to ensure demand for legal aid services is met across the country. Legal advice on a range of civil matters including housing, debt, discrimination, and education is available, wherever people are, through the Civil Legal Advice telephone service.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 01 Feb 2022
Social Welfare Law Cases: Legal Aid
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have this year, if any, to restore legal aid for social welfare law cases...."Lord Bach - View Speech
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