Written Question
Tuesday 30th May 2023
Asked by:
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether any country has rejected a UK request for extradition, for reasons of the inadequacy of (1) the UK justice system, or (2) the UK prison conditions, within the past five years; and if so, which countries have done so, and on what grounds.
Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom
- Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
As a matter of long-standing Government policy, we do not comment on whether an extradition request has been made or received.
However, I can confirm that the UK makes every attempt to respond as fully as possible to requests for assurances in relation to matters such as those referenced by the Noble Lord when such requests are received in relation to extradition requests made to other countries.
Written Question
Tuesday 4th April 2023
Asked by:
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with the Northern Ireland Executive on the creation of a statutory defence for victims of modern slavery or trafficking who have committed an offence.
Answered by Lord Murray of Blidworth
The Home Office has had no discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive on the creation of a statutory defence for victims of modern slavery or trafficking who have committed an offence.
Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 28 Nov 2022
Technology Rules: The Advent of New Technologies in the Justice System (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report)
"My Lords, I will start by outbidding the noble Lord, Lord Paddick: I too am an early adopter of technologies. In fact, I used to write algorithms and buy black boxes to use in various business contexts in my previous life as an engineer.
I have been reflecting on my …..."Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede - View Speech
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 24 Nov 2022
Investigatory Powers Commissioner (Oversight Functions) Regulations 2022
"My Lords, I will speak first to the Investigatory Powers (Covert Human Intelligence Sources and Interception: Codes of Practice) Regulations 2022. This SI updates the CHIS code of practice, following the 2021 Act, and the interception code of practice. We believe the first duty of any Government is to keep …..."Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede - View Speech
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 24 Nov 2022
Investigatory Powers Commissioner (Oversight Functions) Regulations 2022
"Right, so the point is about provoking others to commit criminal acts. What would be the view of that?
I remember the original debates when somebody—I am not sure whether it was the noble Lord, Lord Paddick—gave a very evocative example that hit home for me. It was of a …..."Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede - View Speech
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 24 Nov 2022
Investigatory Powers Commissioner (Oversight Functions) Regulations 2022
"My Lords, if I might move on to the other SI with which we are dealing, we support the Investigatory Powers Commissioner (Oversight Functions) Regulations 2022. This SI provides the commissioner with oversight of compliance by members and civilian staff of the Metropolitan Police Force in relation to counterterrorism legislation, …..."Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede - View Speech
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 24 Nov 2022
Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) (Threshold Amount) Order 2022
"My Lords, we support this order as well. As the noble Lord, Lord Paddick said, it seems a reasonable increase and some organisations would have gone to £3,000. However, there were other respondents to the consultation who were against the increase to £1,000; they wanted to keep it at the …..."Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 22 Nov 2022
Public Order Bill
"My Lords, this has been a wide-ranging debate that has re-run a lot of the points from Second Reading. I added my name to all the amendments in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Sugg, who ably introduced that group, which I of course agree with. She opened her …..."Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 22 Nov 2022
Public Order Bill
"My Lords, Amendment 145 in the name of my noble friend Lord Coaker is a probing amendment which would require the Secretary of State to review the use of injunctions for protest-related activity. This is to probe how injunctions are used, what their effects are, how they interact with police …..."Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 16 Nov 2022
Public Order Bill
"My Lords, I shall open by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, for setting the scene and the background to this group of amendments. I agree with the way that he set out the history of this group of amendments. I also thank my noble friend Lady Chakrabarti for the …..."Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede - View Speech
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