My Lords, I thank my noble friend for his Answer. It is encouraging to hear that the Government will look again at this important issue. The rules on access to private pensions for terminally ill people were designed for an era when terminal diagnosis often meant death within months, but medicine ha…
My Lords, I focus my remarks on youth crime. It is a timely subject, coinciding with the publication today of the Government’s excellent White Paper on youth justice.
The youth justice system, built on the foundations of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, has been one of the great, quiet success stor…
My Lords, I focus my remarks on youth crime. It is a timely subject, coinciding with the publication today of the Government’s excellent White Paper on youth justice.
The youth justice system, built on the foundations of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, has been one of the great, quiet success stor…
Well, my Lords, another brilliant maiden speech. We are so fortunate to have so many new women on our Benches—on all our Benches. It is so good to be here today and I am very proud to welcome my noble friend to the red Benches. I know that the whole House will benefit greatly from her breadth of exp…