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HANSARDVictims 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 2026HANSARDJimmy Lai: Prison SentenceMy Lords, given that Jimmy Lai is a British citizen and that the Chinese have refused any consular visits for well over two years, was this raised in China last week when the…09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillFor well over a decade, since the passage of the Children and Families Act 2014, we have been discussing as a House a unique identifying number for children who may end up either…09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, my Amendment 13 and the other amendments in this group look at the arrangements set out in Clause 3 on how courts should manage the difficult issue of the rights of a…09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillI am grateful to the Minister for everything she said. Early on, she said that the problem is that the victims’ code is not always applicable abroad. Can she comment on proposed…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 BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords who have taken part in this debate, particularly my noble friend Lady Hamwee for giving details of the ridiculous form that victims have been asked…09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, this has been a good and fairly brief debate. I thank all noble Lords who have spoken. Our Benches have some concerns with the proposals from the noble Lord, Lord…09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I tabled Amendment 42 in this group to ensure that certain parts of the victims’ code apply to victims whose close relative was the victim of murder, manslaughter or…09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill09 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillWill the noble Lord give way?05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, as a former trustee of UNICEF, I rise to support Amendment 469, so clearly presented by the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, and signed and spoken to by the noble and…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 486 and thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier, for his excellent introduction to it, which was very clear to follow. Over the decades,…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, Amendments 472 and 473 from the noble Lord, Lord Alton, add a series of small but vital issues that would ensure that the UK can play its part in holding to account…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank JUSTICE and the group Police Spies Out of Lives, particularly the women who were on the receiving end of the treatment by the CHISs. I declare an interest as a…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am grateful. The noble Lord referred earlier to children and county lines. The problem with this case is that relationships were formed under lies by police officers and…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Gower, for speaking in support of the clause not standing part, particularly for speaking about the very short time…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, my late friend Lord Wallace of Tankerness had originally laid this proposal that Clause 195 should not stand part. I had signed it to support him because of my interests…05 Feb 2026