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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe noble Lord has just promoted me, and I thank him for that. However, we have a very good Government Chief Whip, who I am privileged to serve under. The noble Lord will…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, the hour is late, and I appreciate that this has been a very difficult debate. What I am saying is that the rules on an intervention are clear. The noble Lord is…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillAbsolutely, but this is an intervention.02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillIf the noble Baroness will bear with me, we cannot have an intervention on an intervention. She must allow the response.02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillOrder. My Lords, I am ever so sorry, but an intervention, according to the Companion , should be short, brief and specific to the point. So, if the noble Lord could actually make…02 Feb 2026HANSARDPublic Trust in National PoliticsMy Lords, the noble Lord raises an interesting point, and I will write to him about the details of it. Obviously, one of the basic tenets of the British values I have talked about…29 Jan 2026HANSARDSocial Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Carer’s Assistance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2026That the draft Order laid before the House on 8 December 2025 be approved. Con sidered in Grand Committee on 28 January.29 Jan 2026HANSARDPublic Trust in National PoliticsThe Government are committed to restoring public confidence in our politics. On entering office, the Prime Minister issued a new Ministerial Code strengthening the powers of his…29 Jan 2026HANSARDPublic Trust in National PoliticsThe noble Lord raises a genuinely important point about trust and politics. We spend a number of hours, in your Lordships’ House and the other place, discussing things that have…29 Jan 2026HANSARDPublic Trust in National PoliticsMy Lords, but where would we be without their bar charts?29 Jan 2026HANSARDPublic Trust in National PoliticsI say that with love. Noble Lords are aware that I am very fond of an election leaflet, but, especially given how many elections are in front of us, we need to make sure that they…29 Jan 2026HANSARDPublic Trust in National PoliticsMy noble friend is absolutely right. Soon, we will mark 10 years since my friend Jo Cox was murdered, which brings all this very much to a point. There are many things that we are…29 Jan 2026HANSARDPublic Trust in National PoliticsMy Lords, I helped run HOPE not hate for many years, and I was on the board until the general election. There is a responsibility on everybody to make sure that we are celebrating…29 Jan 2026HANSARDPublic Trust in National PoliticsMy Lords, I asked the Labour Party unit how many U-turns the previous Government had done in their 14 years, and they are still to come back to me because they are still counting.29 Jan 2026HANSARDPublic Trust in National PoliticsRegarding the substance of the noble Baroness’s question, this Government have made over 3,000 policy announcements in the last 18 months because of the mess that we inherited…29 Jan 2026HANSARDPublic Trust in National PoliticsMy noble friend is absolutely right that one of the biggest challenges we face—and I say this as my stepdaughter is 15 years old—is what young people are exposed to online, but…29 Jan 2026HANSARDPublic Trust in National PoliticsThe noble Baroness raises a genuinely important point about the next generation, which will be dealing with some of these issues for decades to come. With regards to the specifics…29 Jan 2026HANSARDPublic Trust in National PoliticsI am so sorry. I did not get all the noble Lord’s question. I would be grateful if he could repeat it.29 Jan 2026HANSARDPublic Trust in National PoliticsI thank the noble Lord for repeating his question and apologise that he had to. Obviously, the noble Lord has significant experience in this space because of his previous roles at…29 Jan 2026HANSARDUK-EU Customs UnionMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Newby, for securing this timely and important debate. It must conclude at 15.02 pm, so I will get through as much as I can. I will obviously…29 Jan 2026