"As the first speaker who has not been a member of this committee, I commend it for the excellence of its report and the admirable analysis made by the noble Lord, Lord Mair, of its contents. I decided I ought to speak for two reasons. First, for some years, as …..." Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 2, which stands in my name and those of the noble and learned Lords, Lord Phillips, Lord Burnett of Maldon and Lord Bellamy, who very much regrets his inability to be here today.
"My Lords, I have introduced—at some length, I regret to say—the problems that have arisen because we do not have enough information to decide the best way of dealing with the current crisis in the courts. This is another alternative put forward to your Lordships for consideration. I intended to …..." Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank all who have participated in this short debate. There are no easy answers to dealing with the backlog. There have to be compromises along the way, which we have discussed in the previous debate and in this one. We appreciate the problems that arise by classifying …..." Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd - View Speech
"My Lords, I had hoped that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Bellamy, would have been able to be present today, but unfortunately circumstances have made that impossible, so I am afraid noble Lords are going to have to hear from me again...." Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken of the importance of this point—the noble Lords, Lord Macdonald, Lord Shamash, Lord Jabbar, and Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames, the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen. Although we welcome what …..." Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak briefly to the amendment in my name, supported by the noble and learned Lords, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Burnett of Maldon and Lord Bellamy. Ours is a much simpler amendment: it seeks to enable a defendant, where the conditions are met, to apply …..." Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd - View Speech
"My Lords, I will briefly speak to Amendment 31 standing in my name and those of other noble and learned Lords. It seeks to add to the category of case that could be tried by judge alone, and we put it forward for consideration. There are offences that take a …..." Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd - View Speech