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HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Sixth sitting)Will the Minister give way?11 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 56, in schedule 2, page 82, line 4, at end insert— “ 66AD Publishing or hosting unlawfully obtained intimate photograph or film (1) A person (A) commits an…11 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 51, in clause 1, page 1, line 10, leave out subsection (3).11 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Sixth sitting)I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Yardley for offering a powerful dose of reality about what is happening and the risks. We know that abusers will find every…11 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Sixth sitting)I am really grateful for my hon. Friend’s contribution. I think that is exactly right. We will hear from the Minister in her reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham,…11 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fifth sitting)That’s not what the Home Secretary says.11 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Sixth sitting)Clause 13 and schedule 2 are important steps forward in tackling the abhorrent practice of taking intimate photographs without consent. As we have heard, the Bill introduces new…11 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Sixth sitting)Clause 13 is right and is a welcome addition, so I do not have much to say about the two lines that form it. I will keep my powder dry for my amendments to the schedule that the…11 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 53 in clause 9, page 6, line 24, at end insert—“(c) a sword.” This amendment would make clear that the bladed articles in scope include swords.11 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fifth sitting)I am grateful for the clarity on what will be covered under the provision. On that basis, I am happy to withdraw my amendment. I must say that I am a bit frustrated: it was not…11 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fifth sitting)I am very grateful to the Minister for giving way. He is being very generous. I completely agree that there is not a person in this building—including, I suspect, the mice on the…11 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 54, in clause 10, page 7, line 28, at end insert— “(2A) In the Offensive Weapons Act 2019— (a) In section 39(7), omit paragraph (a) and insert “on summary…11 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fifth sitting)I accept that that is circumscribed; it is not narrow. However, electronic communication networks constitute an exceptionally broad area of British life, touching us every minute…11 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fifth sitting)I am afraid that clause 8 deeply frustrates me. I do not think it is in any way the same as clause 2(3). That provision allows the Secretary of State to add items to and remove…11 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fifth sitting)Clause 9 introduces a new offence of possessing an article with a blade or point or an offensive weapon with the intent to use unlawful violence. Knife crime is a scourge in this…11 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Sixth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Bardell, and to resume proceedings. They were very good-natured this morning, and I am sure they will be similarly good-natured…11 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fifth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for his full answer. I am deeply disappointed that I could not draw him on wider issues, but I suspect that on a long enough timeline, he will…11 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Sixth sitting)I am grateful for the Minister’s answer, which has given me a significant degree of comfort. The point we will hold under review is the nature of delivery companies and the nature…11 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fifth sitting)I gently say that, in their attempts to create a picture of community safety—which is not what people feel—there is a problem in Government Ministers relying on statistics that…11 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fifth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for that commitment. Currently, it is an offence to carry an article with a blade or point of over three inches, with the exception of a…11 Jan 2024