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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am making too many mistakes and I am sorry. As the noble Lord, Lord Bassam, suggested, online abuse will be thoroughly debated in the online safety Bill, when I will lay out my…24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, the Minister gave a powerful justification for upgrading and updating the criminal law to deal with these new forms of protest. She made the point that the general…24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillAs a woman, I say that the past might not be relevant but the truth might be, if you have just said, “I would never have done this” or “I have never done this”. I do not…22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, spiking is a serious matter and people who do it should be caught and punished, but I issue a note of caution, because I am slightly worried about Amendment 292R, put…22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI suppose it is following on from what the noble Lord, Lord Marks, pointed out, about the broadness of that amendment. Since 2016, I have been subjected to a “fair amount of…22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillIt was the latter rather than the former, I have to say.22 Nov 2021HANSARDEmergency Services: Ministers of ReligionMy Lords, one of the cruellest aspects of the lockdown was the denial of visits from priests to give last rites to those dying in care homes. For Catholics, at least, that was as…22 Nov 2021HANSARDRetained EU LawMy Lords, one of the key tenets of Brexit was the removal of substantive undemocratic layers above sovereign lawmaking to enhance democratic accountability. But does the Minister…18 Nov 2021HANSARDTerrorist Incident at Liverpool Women’s HospitalMy Lords, a number of noble Lords have mentioned trust and confidence and reassuring the community. On reassuring the whole community of the United Kingdom, can there be a little…17 Nov 2021HANSARDIslamophobiaMy Lords, it is crucial that we distinguish between aberrant anti-Muslim bigotry and the highly contentious concept of Islamophobia which threatens free speech for fear of it…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI will try to avoid airy circles. Not long ago, I was invited to speak to a gathering of police officers of various ranks on the issue of hate crimes and I can safely say that it…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am of a mind to be opposed to the introduction of a misogyny hate crime, but your Lordships will be delighted to know that I will not be sharing my broader thoughts…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, it has to be said that when I talk to members of the general public and tell them that it is MoJ policy to allow prisoners of a male sex to be housed according to their…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillCan I just clarify one thing? Many trans people do not agree with some of the orthodoxies that have become associated with trans activism. The inference was that some people…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillNot me.15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI want to respond to that because I think another point that follows from what the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, said is that the other argument that comes up all the time is that if you…15 Nov 2021HANSARDSport: Transgender InclusionMy Lords, it is clear that trans women cannot belong in the female sports category because they have a male performative advantage, however they identify, which is inherently…09 Nov 2021HANSARDNet-zero Emissions Target: Fossil Fuel Extraction ProjectsMy Lords, in view of the importance of allowing the UK steel industry to survive and even thrive, and the obvious and immediate need for steel to manufacture those wind turbines…03 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I enthusiastically endorse these amendments and thank the noble Lords, Lord Moylan, Lord Pannick, Lord Macdonald and Lord Sandhurst, for raising this crucial issue. The…01 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillTo back that up, I point out that Oliver Mears, Samson Makele and Liam Allan were three young men who were nearly the victims of miscarriages of justice in those circumstances. If…27 Oct 2021