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HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, this is not the only Bill currently in your Lordships’ House that seeks to extend the use of polygraphs. I am not surprised that lawyers and what I have learned in…08 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, my sympathy to the noble Baroness, Lady Helic; that is a very disconcerting situation. I have added my name to Amendments 148 and 151. I would have added it to Amendment…08 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I understand the points that the Minister has made about the common law developing—that is inherent in it—but, like my noble friend, I want to pursue the point about…03 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I do not know whether the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy, was intending not to speak to her next amendment, which is grouped with this one, but perhaps I will, though it…03 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I feel slightly embarrassed to be coming in ahead of the noble Baroness, Lady Helic, who has her name to one of these amendments. I look forward to hearing what she has…03 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Marks will speak to most of the amendments regarding court proceedings, but I am glad to be able to say a word on this one. I acknowledge that the…03 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillThe Minister’s reply will obviously take some reading, which we will do. As regards the point on contempt, my question was about the experience of the model. I quoted a…01 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, we support the approach of the amendments. As has been said, they are to be taken seriously; of course, all amendments are, but these not only incorporate theory but…01 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, the amendment has been described as probing, which it was in the sense of my wanting to understand the thinking behind the phraseology in the Bill. A probing amendment…01 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, we have Amendments 61, 65, 66, 67 and 70 in this group and support Amendment 63, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, requiring a risk assessment, which I would…01 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill01 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I make it clear, if it was not already, that of course we welcome Amendment 75. I thought that naming victims who have been murdered at work or on their way to work…01 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, we have Amendment 57 in this group—or clutch—of amendments, pushing what I hope is an open door: the need for protection of abused or allegedly abused people not only at…01 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill01 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, we have Amendments 64, 68 and 69. Clause 26 takes us fully into the area of protection orders. Of course, we have been referring to them this afternoon. We are…01 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I do not think this is going to be the end of our discussion regarding victims whose immigration status is insecure, or they believe to be insecure. The noble Baroness,…01 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, we have Amendments 55 and 56 in this group, and my name is also to Amendment 154 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher. From the moment the Data Protection…01 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill01 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, we are happy again to be working alongside the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby. We have Amendments 82 and 85 to 88 in this group. Amendment 82 is about choreography. The noble…01 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill01 Feb 2021