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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, has outlined the amendments and their importance in detail. I want to echo her last point about the need for proper guidance to set out…25 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI apologise to the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Gower. I was just checking with another Member of your Lordships’ House before I started my winding-up speech. My apologies for not…25 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 2026HANSARDPost Office Capture and Horizon ScandalsMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for that response, but noble Lords in yesterday’s Committee stage of the Victims and Courts Bill debated the urgent need to change the…12 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I have two brief points on Amendment 61, and I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, for tabling it. It is really wrong that computers or systems have ever been…11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst, for outlining the detail of the amendments in this group. I was slightly surprised by what he said, because I…11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I signed Amendment 63, proposed by the noble Lord, Lord Russell. I will not go into any of the detail that he has just given so comprehensively, but I did want to give…11 Feb 2026HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Palantir ContractsMy Lords, I want to return to the question from my noble friend Lord Fox. The Minister referred to the company not having a sovereign right, but the key issue is what the company…11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, my two amendments in this group, Amendments 69 and 75, also make proposals for unduly lenient sentences, as the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst, has mentioned. From these…11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst, for tabling these amendments and to the Government for the expansion of the Victims’ Commissioner’s powers as set…11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillThe amendment would not encourage the CPS, or whatever the notifying body is, to encourage the victim to appeal; it would merely be notifying them of the right. Does the noble and…11 Feb 2026HANSARDGovernment Website: Registering a DeathTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they intend to update the Government website page on registering a death, specifically the requirement to do so within five days.10 Feb 2026HANSARDGovernment Website: Registering a DeathMy Lords, recently, it took nine days to register my sister’s death, instead of the five stated on the website. The medical examiner’s office and the registrar both told me that,…10 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillIf the principle stands, why is that not also true when an offender has committed a sexual offence of a certain bar?09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillJade’s law was brought in specifically to prevent victims having to immediately go to the family courts. Why have things changed since that principle emerged in the Victims and…09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I have tabled Amendment 46 in this group. In the Commons, it was tabled by Sarah Champion MP, who has long argued for supporting victims effectively and has a particular…09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lords who have spoken during this debate. As I said right at the start, we are looking at the entire spectrum of time as to where the…09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I shall add a couple of very brief points. First, from my own experience, also nearly 20 years ago now when I was a victim of stalking, as were some of my colleagues, I…09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I thank all the speakers in this debate. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst, for his support and curiosity on how the Minister would respond. I thank the noble…09 Feb 2026