Biography
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd has engaged primarily through debate speeches focused on criminal justice and sentencing reform, with particular emphasis on the treatment of those imprisoned for public protection and wider fairness in the sentencing system. His contributions have highlighted specific injustices, such as individuals serving significantly longer periods than their tariffs warrant, and have called for reform of the recall system for released prisoners. He has also briefly addressed the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill from a devolution perspective relating to Wales.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…e was wholly misconceived; nor is it an excuse to say there is a risk that they are more dangerous, because the psychiatric evidence is unanimous in the view that the form of sentence has made that danger greater.”
Record by topic
- Mental health481st of 8806.0
- Learning disability & autism592nd of 8994.0
- Assisted dying277th of 3712.0
- Maternity & neonatal363rd of 4382.0
- Palliative & end of life care452nd of 5682.0
What they’ve said
“My Lords, the last Government and this Government have done a great deal to help those who were sentenced to imprisonment for public protection and released on licence. I welcome the amendments tabled by the Government and other noble Lords in relation to the position of those on licence.”
Sentencing Bill · 2026-01-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I shall move this amendment on behalf of the noble Lord, Lord Verdirame, who unfortunately cannot be present. I wish to express first his appreciation of the time the Minister has taken to speak to him about the issue raised by this amendment. I can explain it very briefly.”
Sentencing Bill · 2026-01-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…That is the accepted psychiatric evidence, which those who will not accept that we must do something about this ignore, for a reason I cannot understand. But it is worse than that.”
Sentencing Bill · 2025-12-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I support what is behind the amendments tabled by the noble Baronesses, Lady Hamwee and Lady Jones, for two reasons. First, we still send far too many women to prison; we need to reduce that number. Secondly, a community sentence probably should be in priority to a suspended sentence.”
Sentencing Bill · 2025-11-26 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Welsh Government decided that they did not want to implement it, the only people who would be able to obtain assisted dying in Wales would be those who were prepared to pay for it. That cannot conceivably be right. The noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Llanfaes, and I have put down an amendment to try and resolve this.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-11-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
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