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HANSARDJimmy Lai: Prison SentenceMy Lords, while I share the outrage expressed across the House about the prosecution and now the sentence, will my noble friend the Minister consider the possibility of a prisoner…09 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, Amendment 469 is in my name and the names of the noble and learned Baronesses, Lady Butler-Sloss and Lady Hale of Richmond, and the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am trying the patience of the Committee, but Amendment 470 is in my name. In a week when our entire politics is reeling from the betrayal, treachery and most likely…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe noble Lord, Lord Jackson, is completely right; that is the purpose of that Act. The Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Act is all about authorising CHISs to…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillAgain, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in what I think was an important and thoughtful debate. There is quite a lot of common ground, actually. There is common…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillIs the noble Lord saying that he supports officers or their assets acting as agents provocateurs, inciting crime rather than investigating it?05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am grateful to all noble Lords who participated in what I felt was a very thoughtful debate. Though it is invidious to do so, I would like to single out two contributions in…05 Feb 2026HANSARDShamima BegumMy Lords, regardless of the particular case and the ongoing proceedings my noble friend the Minister describes, what does he think of the broader policy conundrum that if…03 Feb 2026HANSARDTwo-child Benefit Cap: Foreign-born ChildrenMy Lords, can my noble friend say a little more about how this progressive policy relates to the wider child poverty strategy, in particular the wider rollout this week of…03 Feb 2026HANSARDChina: Human Rights and UK National SecurityMy Lords, I declare an interest as a new member of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, chaired so ably and fearlessly by the noble Lord, Lord Alton. Could my noble friend the…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as a member of your Lordships’ Delegated Powers Committee. Of course, I speak for myself only but very much with those concerns in mind. As noble…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, if I needed persuading—and I am not sure I did—the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, and her supporters have certainly persuaded me that there is a serious problem here. As…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, as the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, said, this amendment focuses on the recording of ethnicity in police data—not the sensitive, balanced issue of when to publish. I rather…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Cash. At the police level—at the level of arrest—it has to be some version of self-identification. The police need to ask—and, if…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillIt is Front-Bench speeches.27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am grateful to the noble Lord for his intervention, but that is a separate issue—it is about who is allocated to which duty at the police station, and it is perfectly reasonable…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe noble Lord was not here at the start of the debate.27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am grateful to my noble friend the Minister as always for his patience, fortitude and engagement but, with respect, the historical precedent does not answer the constitutional…27 Jan 2026