"My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Answer given in the other place to an Urgent Question earlier today. When will the Windrush lessons learned review be published? Why are there delays in getting this report to the Home Office? Can she tell the House what the Government’s …..." Lord Kennedy of Southwark - View Speech
"My Lords, this Bill is short, but has important implications and will need careful consideration in your Lordships’ House. As has been said, the Bill creates a power of arrest, without warrant, for the purpose of extraditing people for serious offences, particularly as a result of an Interpol alert. It …..." Lord Kennedy of Southwark - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Harris of Haringey for securing this debate, and for bringing such an important issue to this House for consideration.
Like other noble Lords, I pay tribute to the brave officers of the Metropolitan Police who had to deal with the terrorist incident …..." Lord Kennedy of Southwark - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Answer given to the Urgent Question in the other place today. The Government have promised to empower the police to safely use new technologies within a strict legal framework. The announcement of automated facial recognition has been made before such legislation …..." Lord Kennedy of Southwark - View Speech
"My Lords, what would a victim of child trafficking have to demonstrate to satisfy the Home Office that they are a victim?..." Lord Kennedy of Southwark - View Speech
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the relationship between the number of police officers and the level and types of crimes committed...." Lord Kennedy of Southwark - View Speech
"My Lords, the previous Prime Minister and the previous Home Secretary seemed to suggest that there was no link between the level of crime and the number of police officers, but the actions of the present Prime Minister and the present Home Secretary suggest that they agree with the Commissioner …..." Lord Kennedy of Southwark - View Speech
"My Lords, the Minister has heard a couple of examples of the problems that academics and visiting musicians are having getting visas to work and perform in the UK. What effect does she think these cases are having on our international reputation?..." Lord Kennedy of Southwark - View Speech
"My Lords, as a Labour and Co-op peer and a member of the Co-op, I am delighted to support the Bill of the noble Lord, Lord McColl, which will bring the law in England and Wales up to the same standards that we enjoy in Northern Ireland and Scotland, giving …..." Lord Kennedy of Southwark - View Speech
"My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, has largely raised all the points that I was going to refer to, so I will not detain the House for long. However, I was surprised about the application and just want to ask about a couple of further points.