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HANSARDYouth ViolenceI think the noble Lord is a little harsh. The Government absolutely recognise that a huge culture change is required and that for too long the police have been the service of last…20 Jun 2019HANSARDYouth ViolenceWell, I have with me a copy of Hansard from Monday, when my honourable friend the Minister in the other place gave a list of what we are doing. I fear that time does permit me to…20 Jun 2019HANSARDCatalytic Converter TheftsMy noble friend speaks with great knowledge of the prison system—20 Jun 2019HANSARDCatalytic Converter TheftsI regret the noble Lord’s catalytic bereavement—it sounds unpleasant—but he asks a helpful question to which there are two answers. First, practical advice is available from…20 Jun 2019HANSARDCatalytic Converter TheftsThe noble Lord is right that car theft has gone up by about 7% in the past year. In particular, the theft of cars less than a year old, which I think the noble Lord referred to,…20 Jun 2019HANSARDCatalytic Converter TheftsMy Lords, we know that a rise in the value of metal may be a driver of recent increases in metal theft. We do not have specific data on the theft of catalytic converters. However,…20 Jun 2019HANSARDCatalytic Converter TheftsI should clarify; his knowledge does not come from personal experience, as I understand it. He makes a fair point. There are many reasons, including social ones, behind crime. Of…20 Jun 2019HANSARDCatalytic Converter TheftsI am aware that if you go online—there is no end to the research one does in your Lordships’ House to find out about these things—you find a number of dealers advertising cash for…20 Jun 2019HANSARDYouth ViolenceThe Government response to the question put by the noble Lord is again to say, as was set out in the report of the Children’s Commissioner published in February this year, that…20 Jun 2019HANSARDYouth ViolenceThe right reverend Prelate paints a powerful image of the phoenix made from knives. On amnesty initiatives, individual police forces can use amnesties and surrender bins whenever…20 Jun 2019HANSARDYouth ViolenceMy Lords, with the leave of the House, before I respond to the right reverend Prelate I am sure that the Chamber will join me in feeling profound regret at the recent tragic…20 Jun 2019HANSARDCatalytic Converter TheftsI can only apologise that I am not familiar with the details of the task force but I agree that metal theft has increased by 30% over the past year. I look forward to the noble…20 Jun 2019HANSARDSafety of Chemicals, Medicines and VaccinesI agree with the noble Countess that vaccines and medicines do bear a risk. The Government acknowledge that risk, both in the way they are regulated and the clinical advice that…18 Jun 2019HANSARDFolic AcidMy Lords, I am pleased to confirm that, as announced by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health on 13 June 2019, the UK-wide consultation is now live and will run…18 Jun 2019HANSARDFolic AcidThe noble Lord makes two very practical and helpful suggestions, for which I thank him. We have already taken into consideration the experiences of other countries which have…18 Jun 2019HANSARDSafety of Chemicals, Medicines and VaccinesI obviously cannot comment on the safety or otherwise of my colleagues on the Front Bench. We are of course “a bunch of chemicals”, as the noble Lord so elegantly put it. The…18 Jun 2019HANSARDSafety of Chemicals, Medicines and VaccinesI apologise to the House if I gave any impression other than that.18 Jun 2019HANSARDSafety of Chemicals, Medicines and VaccinesAs the noble Baroness knows very well, our medicines are currently regulated as part of the European Medicines Agency. As many of my colleagues on the Front Bench have often said,…18 Jun 2019HANSARDSafety of Chemicals, Medicines and VaccinesThe noble Lord is quite right, and he will be aware that the department, clinicians and health professionals all around the country are working every day, if not day and night, to…18 Jun 2019HANSARDSafety of Chemicals, Medicines and VaccinesThat is why I am apologising to the House. Vaccines are overwhelmingly safe, but there is a tiny percentage of people who may suffer adverse effects and it is only right that we…18 Jun 2019