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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am sorry. He was sitting on them. I do not mean to defame him. My noble friend of course went on to be Northern Ireland Secretary and therefore has some understanding of the…13 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am so grateful for the thoughtful way that the noble Lord is attempting to grapple with these difficult issues. Does he remember the spy cops scandal, for example? Does he…13 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Pannick. The noble Baroness, Lady Jones, made her point so ably that I was not tempted to speak, until I heard the counter-speech from…13 Jan 2026HANSARDSexual Harassment in Educational SettingsMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend the Minister for her cross-cutting brief and the personal commitment she has to this issue. I understand the rightful concerns of noble…12 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, I thought I had better stand up quickly, while I could still take the pleasure of agreeing with everything that has been said so far on this group—if the noble Lord,…06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords—06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillIt is time for this side. Forgive me, but I think it is time that we heard—06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillForgive me. I want to be brief, because the speeches have been eloquent and passionate. All the bases have been covered, but in the absence of, for example, my noble friend Lord…06 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I of course wish the Committee a very happy Christmas when that moment comes, but it was not just in seasonal spirit that I signed the amendment from the noble Lord,…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords—17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Russell of Liverpool, and to support the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Llanfaes, not least because my noble friend…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillBriefly, the noble Lord, Lord Jackson of Peterborough, is quite right that I have long shared some concerns about the rubric and precise drafting of concepts of alarm and…17 Dec 2025HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords—16 Dec 2025HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, as always, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee. Today, it is an enormous pleasure to congratulate my noble friend the Minister on bringing…16 Dec 2025HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy noble friend is very gracious, but I fear there is a new trend which is not the practice of your Lordships’ House: to have an extended back and forth at Second Reading. I know…16 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillJust because this is so important, and no doubt for our understanding, can I ask two questions? First, on there being no time limit, is that because there is some exception in the…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I rise in support of all the amendments in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Owen of Alderley Edge. I signed two of the offences in relation to the time-limit…09 Dec 2025HANSARDFacial Recognition Technology: SafeguardsMy Lords, notwithstanding their being of the party that introduced the ground-breaking and vital Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, the previous Government allowed the…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I support the amendment from the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton. I need not take very long, because she has explained her very straightforward amendment impeccably. After…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am so sorry to labour the point, but I think it is so important that we understand, and if it cannot be dealt with now, perhaps the Minister could write to the noble Baroness,…09 Dec 2025