United Kingdom parliament
Don Foster
Member of the House of Lords · Liberal Democrat
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House of Lords · House of Lords · 17 September 2026
Debate part 1: Purpose of prison, rehabilitation and recalls
“My Lords, I'm delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Brooke, and I join with him in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, not only for the tremendous work that he's done in this particular area, but for also securing…”
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House of Lords · House of Lords · 8 September 2026
Criminal justice reform: crossbench and legal perspectives
“My Lords, can I gently remind... ...appears to be plucking figures out of the air. We're told that between 200 and 900 new cells are going to be created by conversion of laundries, office spaces, and storage areas. Can the…”
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Justice and Home Affairs Committee · House of Lords · 8 September 2026
Opening, inquiry scope and judicial welfare support
“Order, order, the meeting is now being recorded and public proceedings are beginning. Five, four... Welcome everybody, good morning to this meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Select Committee in our second evidence session in our inquiry into support…”
Watch from 0:02Mitigations before trial: warnings, selection and AI
“Just sorry to interrupt Baroness Burt's questioning, but given that 50% of people don't agree, what are the arguments they use?”
Watch from 8:22Mitigations before trial: warnings, selection and AI
“Baroness Burt, and then Baroness Hughes, and then we're going to move on to Lord Tope.”
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Justice and Home Affairs Committee · House of Lords · 2 September 2026
Opening: inquiry into support for jurors
“Just apologize while we go through it. Order, order, the meeting is now being recorded and public proceedings are beginning. And welcome everybody to this very first public evidence session on support for jurors, an inquiry we've been looking forward…”
Watch from 0:00Scale of impact, positive effects and limited research base
“Just before we move on and and we'll have to move on a bit more quickly, but this is sort of first opportunity to get started, so apologize that we keep coming back on issues. The three quick things if…”
Watch from 11:22Systemic neglect: lack of juror support and emerging awareness
“Just before we move on, can I be absolutely clear from what you've said that if I am a juror, the only help I can get is almost certainly post the trial finishing and that the help I am signposted…”
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