Sally Hamwee

Latest speeches

1. House of Lords · House of Lords · 16 September 2026

   • IPP families, support and data on reoffending

     “My lords, in the work that the government is doing towards final arrangements, will they consult families of IPP prisoners? Many of us have heard so much from the families. They understand what prisoners have gone through and what they…”

     Watch from 6:38

2. Constitution Committee · House of Lords · 16 September 2026

   • Trust, visibility and the Monarch’s non‑partisan role

     “Thank you. You've made me wonder whether we've missed a trick in not putting on our list of witnesses protection officers and drivers, doorkeepers. They always know everything before the rest of us do. I you've been very helpful in…”

     Watch from 26:03

   • From pencil lines to inked lines in the constitution

     “I think I know the answer to the changes that could be made to better protect the constitution, but perhaps the preliminary question, Lord Case, is not the constraints on the individual postholders, if I can call them that, but…”

     Watch from 1:37:02

   • From pencil lines to inked lines in the constitution

     “Can I ask you about getting from here to there if we were to aim for a written constitution? In your experience, do you think it would just gum up everything else that needs to happen?”

     Watch from 1:39:52

3. House of Lords · House of Lords · 11 September 2026

   • Systemic reform, funding and cultural partnerships

     “My Lords, I too welcome the noble Baroness, Baroness MacKenzie. I'm really looking forward to the teach-ins that she can give us on these subjects. My starting point is that education should form the basis for a fulfilled life, not…”

     Watch from 1:37:50

4. House of Lords · House of Lords · 8 September 2026

   • Criminal justice reform: crossbench and legal perspectives

     “Liberal Democrats. My Lords, also on IPPs, we've failed so many people. There are so many of those prisoners who were not able to access the courses that they were supposed to undertake to qualify them to apply for parole…”

     Watch from 1:22:44

5. House of Lords · House of Lords · 4 September 2026

   • Independent Anti‑Slavery Commissioner’s evidence and public expectations

     “My Lords, we started the week by giving a second reading to the Public Office Accountability Bill. We end it with a debate on the JCHR report. So ethics have permeated the week, as they should. But there's quite a…”

     Watch from 4:29:25

6. Constitution Committee · House of Lords · 2 September 2026

   • Combining Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service

     “Thank you. Could you say a word about the combination of the roles of Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service? We've been talking very much about the former.”

     Watch from 41:21

   • Combining Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service

     “Are you saying therefore that it would be helpful to have a post-holder, maybe one rung down, as heading the Civil Service with your ear?”

     Watch from 42:41