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HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am grateful to all noble Lords, particularly at this witching hour—or beyond. We are in the wrong place at the moment. I am not going to rehearse the arguments, but I am…18 Mar 2026HANSARDFujitsu: Post Office Horizon CaseMy Lords, if the litigation strategy rightly suggested by the noble Lord, Lord Clarke of Nottingham, does not bear fruit, I would urge my noble friend and the Government to…17 Mar 2026HANSARDAnti-Muslim Hostility: Non-statutory DefinitionMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend and the working group on a very clear, common-sense definition. Does she agree that it is a very useful public educational tool, not least…12 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, given what the noble Lord, Lord Strasburger, said about the lateness of the hour, which I think we are all aware of, I want to be very short on my concerns about…11 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy noble friend will forgive me, because this has nothing to do with the rules of the Supreme Court and the county courts. He will forgive me. I am grateful to all noble Lords for…10 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill10 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I can be short on this important group, because of the detailed scrutiny and cross-party support that I enjoyed in Committee, because of my eminent co-signatories and…10 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI was trying to be brief—this is Report—but, with the leave of the House, I will answer, again as briefly as I can. I know that not everyone agrees and not every jurist agrees,…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI agree with much of the discussion about this important group, but I remember that this is Report. While I share particularly the concerns about cumulative disruption, because it…09 Mar 2026HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, I congratulate my noble sisters the Ministers on securing this debate and thank my noble friend Lady Gale in particular, among so many others, for years of doughty…06 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillIt is Report.04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillNo.04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillIt is the Lobby over there.04 Mar 2026HANSARDChild Poverty StrategyTo ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in relation to the (1) implementation, and (2) outcomes, of the Child Poverty Strategy.02 Mar 2026HANSARDChild Poverty StrategyI am grateful, as always, to my noble friend the Minister, who I suspect is one of the finest advocates for the Government in either House. She will know that some critics of the…02 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, this group contains two amendments that seek to address dangerous practices relating to criminal evidence. While the Bill does much to protect victims of crime, our…11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillI am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in what was a very important debate that did credit to the whole Committee. I am most grateful to my noble friend the Minister,…11 Feb 2026HANSARDCourt Reporting DataMy Lords, while I commend the MoJ for doing what departments do not always do—policing these contracts properly—is there an argument, given the importance of this information and…11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill11 Feb 2026