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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 07 Jul 2016
Motoring Offences Review

"My Lords, am I right that road deaths have been falling pretty steadily over the past few years, and will this be taken into account in the review?..."
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Written Question
UK Membership of EU
Friday 11th March 2016

Asked by: Lord Hamilton of Epsom (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether the Decision of the European Council concerning a new settlement for the UK within the EU will affect the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights to the UK.

Answered by Lord Faulks

The Decision of the Heads of State or Government, meeting within the European Council, concerning a new settlement for the UK within the EU will not affect the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the UK.

Written Question
Prisoners: Voting Rights
Thursday 10th March 2016

Asked by: Lord Hamilton of Epsom (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the judgment of the European Court of Justice in <i>Delvigne v Commune de Lesparre-Médoc </i>(Case C-650/13); and whether any changes to legislation or government policies are required as a result of that judgment.

Answered by Lord Faulks

The UK's ban on prisoner voting stays in place and as we have consistently stated, remains a matter for Parliament to determine.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 03 Mar 2016
Prisons: Violence

"My Lords, following the right reverend Prelate’s question, can my noble friend tell us what percentage of prisoners have been diagnosed with mental illness problems, and is prison the best place to treat them?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Mar 2016
European Union Referendum (Date of Referendum etc.) Regulations 2016

"My Lords, like my noble friend Lord Howell of Guildford, I have to make a confession, which is that I quite mistakenly voted to stay in the EU in 1975. At that time we were the fourth-richest country in the EU—Germany, France and Italy had bigger GDPs than we had. …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 18 Nov 2015
European Union Referendum Bill

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 18 Nov 2015
European Union Referendum Bill

"My Lords, the two amendments in my name in this group were put down in the five working days we have had since Committee and I tabled them just to ensure that they were on the Marshalled List. Since then, my noble friend the Minister has very much met the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 18 Nov 2015
European Union Referendum Bill

"I think I have made it quite clear already that I am more than happy to withdraw my amendment...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 18 Nov 2015
European Union Referendum Bill

"Would the noble and learned Lord agree that, if the next amendment were to be passed, it would change the franchise so that 16 and 17 year-olds, probably permanently, were entitled to vote in general elections as well as this referendum? Are we not saying that this is as good …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 18 Nov 2015
European Union Referendum Bill

"Does the Minister intend to do anything about the report by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Goldsmith, or is it just going to gather dust?..."
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