"The noble Lord said that not enough attention was paid to the youth offender teams. I specifically asked the Government to pay more attention to the youth offender teams, which do not want the Government to go on with what they are now proposing...." Lord Elton - View Speech
"My Lords, I do not know whether the noble Lord, Lord Warner, will be minded to make up his mind at this rather early stage and decide whether to test the opinion of the House. There is one thing that I would like to impress on the Minister—that no matter …..." Lord Elton - View Speech
"My Lords, before we come to a conclusion, there is something about which I need to remind myself and your Lordships. It is necessary to keep two or three things in mind. As my noble friend Lord King has already reminded us, at present the Bill permits a variation of …..." Lord Elton - View Speech
"My Lords, to complete the reply to the noble Lord, Lord Ramsbotham, could the Minister kindly tell us which Minister within the department will be responsible for children within the criminal justice system?..." Lord Elton - View Speech
"My Lords, does NOMS provide additional manpower to deploy when the electronic system is not working in order to mitigate the results?..." Lord Elton - View Speech
"My Lords, while the noble Lord is on this point, am I right that he proposed half an hour for this? Would that not really be rather excessive?..." Lord Elton - View Speech
"My Lords, as one, I presume, of the 57 Peers whom the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, had in mind, I am very glad not to have had to bully, shout at, or intimidate anybody to get into this debate. I am very sorry to hear that he might think that …..." Lord Elton - View Speech
"Why does my noble friend think that we ought to give the Government a lot more time if what we are trying to do is restrain them?..." Lord Elton - View Speech
"While my noble friend is on procedure, perhaps we may revert for a moment to the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Rooker. I presume that the Leader’s Group will produce a report, which will be put to the House with a Motion that it is approved and will …..." Lord Elton - View Speech
"My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Bach, mentioned 10 per cent of the population dropping off the register in Northern Ireland. How many of those 10 per cent should not have been there in the first place?..." Lord Elton - View Speech