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HANSARDEthics and Integrity CommissionThe noble Lord raises an excellent question. That is one of the reasons we have not rushed into it—to make sure that we are not replicating the organisations and entities that…12 Jun 2025HANSARDEthics and Integrity CommissionMy Lords, as we are the unelected House, I completely agree that it is for the electorate—I have faced them several times; they liked and then did not like me—to decide who they…12 Jun 2025HANSARDEthics and Integrity CommissionWell, I query the interpretation of what my honourable friend in the other place said. He said “show, and tell”. We have told: we have updated the Ministerial Code; we moved the…12 Jun 2025HANSARDEthics and Integrity CommissionMy Lords, work is currently ongoing about what we will bring forward and how we will bring it forward. I will update the House as soon as I can.12 Jun 2025HANSARDEthics and Integrity CommissionThe noble Lord raises an excellent point. I am just assured by my noble friend sitting to my right that we are working on that in the English devolution Bill and that…12 Jun 2025HANSARDEthics and Integrity CommissionThe noble Baroness tempts me to give details about what the commission will or will not look like. I am sure we will discuss this in your Lordships’ House when parliamentary time…12 Jun 2025HANSARDEthics and Integrity CommissionMy Lords, this Government are committed to establishing the right structures to uphold the highest standards of ethics and integrity. Steps we have taken already to improve…12 Jun 2025HANSARDEthics and Integrity CommissionThe noble Lord has an interesting take on the questions of ethics and integrity in public life. Obviously, the Government have to look at all issues in the round when considering…12 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillThis is a point where I should say that there are two parts of the Bill. I am sure that, as Committee progresses, we will discuss sickfluencers. This part of the Bill is making…11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for raising the important issues of independence, recruitment, reporting and powers should the PSFA become a statutory body. The purpose of creating…11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I find myself agreeing with the sentiment behind the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Palmer. The Government are committed to investigating and combating…11 Jun 2025HANSARDDisorder in BallymenaMy Lords, the recent scenes of civil disorder that we have seen in Ballymena have no place in Northern Ireland. The attacks on police officers as they work to keep people safe,…11 Jun 2025HANSARDDisorder in BallymenaI thank my noble friend for the question and the work that she and the noble Baroness have done in advocating consistently for funding for the PSNI. I will continue the…11 Jun 2025HANSARDDisorder in BallymenaMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord for his comments, especially about our incredibly brave security and police personnel, who have been running towards danger, as many of us have…11 Jun 2025HANSARDDisorder in BallymenaMy Lords, it is very important that we understand exactly what has happened in Northern Ireland. While I cannot comment on specific cases, the original vigil was not specifically…11 Jun 2025HANSARDDisorder in BallymenaMy noble friend is absolutely right. His experiences of bringing people from across Northern Ireland together are one of the reasons we are now in the position we are with peace…11 Jun 2025HANSARDDisorder in BallymenaMy Lords, I am pleased that we all share the same tone with regard to current events and what is happening. The policing family are currently having to cope with a great deal,…11 Jun 2025HANSARDDisorder in BallymenaThe noble Baroness has raised this issue with me several times and, unfortunately, my position cannot change. This is a devolved matter. At the other end of the building today,…11 Jun 2025HANSARDDisorder in BallymenaThe noble Lord is absolutely right that there is a responsibility on the British Government to work with police forces across the United Kingdom. That does not just include money,…11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillThe noble Baroness will be very aware that we now have several days of Committee before us on stage 2 of the Bill, and I look forward to discussing this and many issues with her…11 Jun 2025