"My Lords, I apologise for not having been much around earlier, but I am also involved in the Hillsborough Bill in the Chamber.
Amendment 10 stands in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Clement-Jones. It would insert just five words into Regulation 12 of the 2018 regulations …..." Baroness Ludford - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the Minister for her reply. Her last words gave me a little bit more hope than the rest of her response, to be honest, when she said that the statement of strategic priorities could include specific risks, because it seemed to me that she was otherwise …..." Baroness Ludford - View Speech
"My Lords, I start with apologies for the fact that I am commuting between the Chamber and the Grand Committee because of my involvement in the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill.
I very much welcome this Bill and profoundly thank the campaigners, survivors and bereaved families of Hillsborough, Grenfell, Post …..." Baroness Ludford - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to address the continued detention of individuals serving Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences beyond their original tariff periods...." Baroness Ludford - View Speech
"My Lords, I see that I have gone down on the speakers’ list as “B Ludford—first half”, presumably in the expectation that I will make the second half of my speech later. I am only kidding.
"My Lords, the root cause of the EES misery that British people are suffering is Brexit. There is no running away from that. But my enthusiasm for the EU does not blind me to its flaws, and this is one of them. Will the Government convene an emergency UK-EU meeting …..." Baroness Ludford - View Speech
"My Lords, can the Minister, whose personal commitment is not in doubt on this issue, tell us why the Government continue to reject a significant proportion of recommendations by the Parole Board for the transfer of IPP prisoners to open conditions? In answering that question, perhaps he will help me …..." Baroness Ludford - View Speech
"My Lords, Ministers are facing three Oral Questions about IPP prisoners within a fortnight, the third being mine. That is because we are determined, co-ordinated and—speaking for myself—an angry bunch. Why are the Government granting early release to a group of prisoners guilty of very serious crimes when, as the …..." Baroness Ludford - View Speech