The Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council took place in Luxembourg on 19 and 20 April 2007.  The UK was also represented by the Attorney-General and the Lord Advocate of Scotland. The council started with the adoption of the A-points list.  Amongst these were a proposal for the establishment of...

The Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council took place in Luxembourg on 19 and 20 April 2007.  The UK was also represented by the Attorney-General and the Lord Advocate of Scotland. The council started with the adoption of the A-points list.  Amongst these were a proposal for the establishment of...

The Justice and Home Affairs Council will be held on 19 to 20 April 2007 in Luxembourg. The Attorney-General, Joan Ryan (Home Office), the Lord Advocate of Scotland and I will represent the UK. Four items in the field of civil legal co-operation feature on the agenda. The first is...

The Justice and Home Affairs Council will be held on 19 to 20 April 2007 in Luxembourg. The Attorney-General, Joan Ryan (Home Office), the Lord Advocate of Scotland and I will represent the UK. Four items in the field of civil legal co-operation feature on the agenda. The first is...

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence and I wish to make the following statement to the House about the inquests of servicemen and women who have died overseas which fall within the jurisdiction of the Oxfordshire coroner, Nicholas Gardiner. All casualties suffered by the UK armed...

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence and I wish to make the following statement to the House about the inquests of servicemen and women who have died overseas which fall within the jurisdiction of the Oxfordshire coroner, Nicholas Gardiner. All casualties suffered by the UK armed...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs (Harriet Harman) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Defence and I wish to make the following Statement to the House about the inquests of service men and women...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs (Harriet Harman) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Defence and I wish to make the following Statement to the House about the inquests of service men and women...

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence and I wish to make the following statement to the House about the inquests of servicemen and women who have died overseas which fall within the jurisdiction of the Oxfordshire coroner, Nicholas Gardiner. All casualties suffered by the UK armed...

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence and I wish to make the following statement to the House about the inquests of servicemen and women who have died overseas which fall within the jurisdiction of the Oxfordshire coroner, Nicholas Gardiner. All casualties suffered by the UK armed...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Defence and I wish to make the following Statement to the House about the inquests of service men and women who have died overseas which fall...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Defence and I wish to make the following Statement to the House about the inquests of service men and women who have died overseas which fall...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs when she expects the inquest into the death of Lieutenant Marc Lawrence RN to commence.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs when she expects the inquest into the death of Lieutenant Marc Lawrence RN to commence.

My honourable friend the Minister of State has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Defence and I wish to make the following Statement to the House about the inquests of service men and women who have died in Iraq that fall...

My honourable friend the Minister of State has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Defence and I wish to make the following Statement to the House about the inquests of service men and women who have died in Iraq that fall...

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence and I wish to make the following statement to the House about the inquests of servicemen and women who have died in Iraq which fall within the jurisdiction of the Oxfordshire coroner, Nicholas Gardiner. All casualties suffered by the UK...

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence and I wish to make the following statement to the House about the inquests of servicemen and women who have died in Iraq which fall within the jurisdiction of the Oxfordshire coroner, Nicholas Gardiner. All casualties suffered by the UK...

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence and I wish to make the following statement to the House about inquests due to be held in the Oxfordshire area. All casualties suffered by the UK armed forces are a source of profound regret. UK service personnel have put...

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence and I wish to make the following statement to the House about inquests due to be held in the Oxfordshire area. All casualties suffered by the UK armed forces are a source of profound regret. UK service personnel have put...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State (Harriet Harman) has made the following Statement in the other place today. My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Defence and I wish to make the following Statement to the House about inquests due to be held in the Oxfordshire...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State (Harriet Harman) has made the following Statement in the other place today. My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Defence and I wish to make the following Statement to the House about inquests due to be held in the Oxfordshire...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many inquests into the deaths of members of the armed forces as a result of military duties in Iraq have been carried out by (a) the Oxfordshire coroner, (b) the Fairford coroner, (c) the Lyneham coroner and (d) other...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many inquests into the deaths of members of the armed forces as a result of military duties in Iraq have been carried out by (a) the Oxfordshire coroner, (b) the Fairford coroner, (c) the Lyneham coroner and (d) other...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many inquests remain to be heard in relation to members of the armed forces who (a) lost their lives as a result of military duties in Iraq since 2003 and (b) lost their lives as a result of such...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many inquests remain to be heard in relation to members of the armed forces who (a) lost their lives as a result of military duties in Iraq since 2003 and (b) lost their lives as a result of such...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs which Government Department holds the collection of written submissions made to the inquiry held by Sir Richard Scott into military equipment exports to Iraq; and whether this information is publicly accessible on request.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs which Government Department holds the collection of written submissions made to the inquiry held by Sir Richard Scott into military equipment exports to Iraq; and whether this information is publicly accessible on request.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many inquests on military fatalities are outstanding at Oxfordshire's coroner's court.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many inquests on military fatalities are outstanding at Oxfordshire's coroner's court.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what resources he has made available to the Oxfordshire coroner to ensure that he is able to proceed with inquests into the deaths of UK personnel in Iraq; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what resources he has made available to the Oxfordshire coroner to ensure that he is able to proceed with inquests into the deaths of UK personnel in Iraq; and if he will make a statement.

Lords debate on unstarred question on what Her Majesty's Government are doing to meet their obligations as a party to the United Nations Convention Against Torture.

Lords debate on unstarred question on what Her Majesty's Government are doing to meet their obligations as a party to the United Nations Convention Against Torture.

My Lords, I, too, am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, for initiating this debate on such a crucial subject. Like some other of your Lordships, my particular concern has arisen from the Government’s decision to deal with the problem of deporting foreign nationals who are suspected of involvement...

My Lords, I, too, am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, for initiating this debate on such a crucial subject. Like some other of your Lordships, my particular concern has arisen from the Government’s decision to deal with the problem of deporting foreign nationals who are suspected of involvement...

My Lords, I join other noble Lords in thanking the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, for raising this important debate tonight. I hesitated in putting my name forward for the debate, since I am no expert in this matter. The issues I want to discuss may be rather obvious ones. I...

My Lords, I join other noble Lords in thanking the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, for raising this important debate tonight. I hesitated in putting my name forward for the debate, since I am no expert in this matter. The issues I want to discuss may be rather obvious ones. I...