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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I may be wrong, but I had never understood that until there was a vote anything in a Bill disappeared. Consequently, unless I am wrong, unless we vote on these three…22 Jan 2026HANSARDAge of Criminal ResponsibilityMy Lords, is the Minister aware that the four Children’s Commissioners of the four parts of the United Kingdom wrote a report several years ago saying that this country is the…21 Jan 2026HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls StrategyMy Lords—21 Jan 2026HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls StrategyI heard of a case of a four year-old boy in a refuge hitting a three year-old girl because that is what daddy did to mummy at home. Is the Minister aware of how early children…21 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I also very much support this amendment as, I hope, a nudge towards an opening door that the Government are already looking at. Following on from the powerful speech of…20 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillWill the White Paper deal with action rather than consultation?20 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the Minister for giving way. If the powers exist, are the police actually using them?20 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, that fact that someone has brought forward these two amendments makes me feel like saying, “Hurrah!” It is not just in Kensington and Chelsea. I live in EC4, and I spend…20 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, as someone who regularly jumps out of the way on a pavement from e-bikes, electric scooters and so on, I think this amendment is probably very sensible, but we should…20 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMight I respectfully suggest to the Committee that we now hear from the Front-Bench spokesman so that we can finish this line of amendments by 5.30 pm?16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I very strongly support what the noble Lord, Lord Deben, said. I would just like to correct something that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer of Thoroton, said in…16 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am not at all sure that they are. If Parliament has passed regulations or primary legislation, judges apply it; they certainly do not try to move the goalposts. That is the only…16 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am a bit taken aback by what I have just heard. I shall be travelling to the United States shortly, and I carry with me not only my phone but an iPad. Those two hold…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillWhy should something as significant as this, raised by the Supreme Court and by the very man the Government speak to about how counterterrorism should be dealt with, not be in the…15 Jan 2026HANSARDExercise Pegasus 2025Can the Minister say what relationship, if any, there is with the inquiry chaired by the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Hallett?15 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, in 1987, I chaired an inquiry called the Cleveland child abuse inquiry. One of the aspects of it was the deliberate refusal in those days to provide information about…14 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I agree with every word of the noble Lord, Lord Meston. One of the rather sad aspects of a minority of families who cannot get on and separate is that they so often do…14 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI very much support what the Minister is saying. The only question is: will the police have the power not to require this person to take his mask off if they accept his view that…13 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, some months ago I was trying to get to Oxford Street and at Oxford Circus a large number of people were sitting on the ground, making it impossible for either end of…13 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I had not intended to speak; I have been listening with great interest to the competing arguments. However, I am utterly convinced by the speech of the noble Lord, Lord…13 Jan 2026