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HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill10 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I have tabled Amendment 10 in this group, on bereaved victims of murder abroad. I have also signed the three amendments tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Russell, on…10 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillI will be brief, given the hour and the fact that there is some other business to come. I am very grateful for the Minister’s response. I am somewhat disappointed by it—I do not…10 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, on behalf of these Benches, I have relaid the amendment on the victim’s right to review in the event of discontinuance of proceedings. Amendment 23 would extend the…10 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe hour is late and I really do not want to get into a debate about that. The point is that the police are going to have to make whatever the new system is work. My worry is that…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I have listened carefully to the contributions from the Minister and the noble Lord, Lord Young, on their amendments, and to other speakers around your Lordships’ House.…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am very grateful to the noble Lord. He keeps talking about hate crimes, but this is not about hate crimes. This is about offences already on the books in which a judiciary is…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Parkinson, for raising the issue about someone who was not deaf. Unfortunately, he has forgotten that the Disability…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the Minister and from these Benches we support the changes set out in her Amendment 338. My Amendment 361A says that if “there is reasonable…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Jackson, for bringing this amendment back, because I had some thoughts on this after the debate we had in Committee. Having…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Royall, for setting out the details of her amendment, which I signed. I will not repeat any of the things that she said. I…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Maclean, for outlining her reasons behind Amendment 307. However, I approach this from a somewhat different perspective. I do…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I supported the amendment in Committee, and I echo the thanks given by the noble Baroness, Lady Royall, to the Minister for listening. I also thank the noble Lord, Lord…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI have just had a look to see whether I can find any data on the number of stalking protection orders issued to those under 18, and the answer is that they are not disaggregated.…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I have signed my noble friend Lady Walmsley’s Amendments 246A, 248, 248A and 262 in this group. I will not repeat the points that she made in her important contribution,…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Hanson, for signing my amendment, and I am grateful that the Ministers said they would accept my amendment. On that basis, I beg to move.02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI apologise for intervening at this time of night. Surely the key point is that, once someone has been convicted of a sex offence, being on the register, either indefinitely or…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill02 Mar 2026HANSARDTransnational Repression in the UK (JCHR Report)My Lords, I declare my interest as chair of human rights at Liberal International. It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Rooker. His focus on querying suspicious…26 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I signed the amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Russell. He spoke eloquently to the detail and, indeed, during the debate that we had in Committee on them. I…25 Feb 2026