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HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillI do not want to stifle the debate but there is concern about the number of groups of amendments we have to get through. If noble Lords could keep their comments reasonably brief,…06 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, we need to ensure that the police have appropriate powers to deal with threats on school or further education premises involving corrosive substances. Given the…06 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillI am glad to be able to reassure the noble Baroness that that will be the case.06 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons Bill06 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillI am grateful for the amendment moved by the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, which seeks to make it a criminal offence when, “a website … is used to advertise, list or otherwise…06 Feb 2019HANSARDOrgan Donation (Deemed Consent) BillI wonder whether the noble Lord could be mindful of the time taken for his remarks.01 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillWe will gladly do that. The noble Lord, Lord Tunnicliffe, asked for more detail about the prosecution fund that was announced in the Government’s Serious Violence Strategy . The…30 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for explaining these amendments. I do not think we are far apart in what we want to achieve in relation to deliveries to residential…30 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillReturning to the question asked by the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, about weights and measures, I am advised that this approach goes with the grain of existing legislation. We…30 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillThere is no restriction on delivering to a business premises.30 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillI thank my noble friend for her helpful explanation. I hope we can explore these things in detail when we meet, before too long, I hope. The Sikh Federation (UK) and the Sikh…30 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillI thank the noble Lord for the correction. The spirit of my comment is that we will respect whoever he feels it is appropriate for the Minister and me to meet. I also thank him…30 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord for setting out the case for exempting all kirpans from the relevant provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 1988. I can reassure him from…30 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillI hear the concerns of several noble Lords. I reassure them again that we will enter the conversation with a very open mind.30 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillAs the noble Lord, Lord Tunnicliffe, has explained, this amendment would make it a criminal offence for a businessperson to display a bladed product. The amendment seeks to…30 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons Bill30 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillThe advice I am getting is that it is necessary because they are subject to different legislation. If that is not entirely clear I am happy to write to my noble friend.30 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillI am trying to persuade the noble Lord that the Government’s amendments will achieve the same aim.30 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillI am grateful to my noble friend for his explanation of these amendments which relate to the provisions in Clause 22, updating the prohibition on flick and gravity knives.…30 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, the amendments in this group are directed at a common end—namely, to support the effective enforcement of the provisions of the Bill by local authorities. Amendment 59…30 Jan 2019