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HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, these are indeed probing amendments. With our amendment to Clause 24, by using the term “may” rather than “must” about custody, we were proposing discretion, not…01 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, Amendment 189 is of a rather different type. We are proposing that to remove an authority added by regulations to the list through Clause 15(4)(a), the regulations…27 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill27 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I am glad that three of my noble friends spoke about male victims. I do not think we can remind ourselves too often that, whatever the language in the Bill—I am well…27 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, in the debate on the last group of amendments, I referred to the draft framework document, which, with regard to the advisory board, says more or less what is in the…27 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, this group of Amendments 37, 38, 39, 40 and 43 relates to Clause 12 on the advisory board. I will not introduce Amendment 39, to which my noble friends Lord Paddick and…27 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill27 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I thought the noble Lord would not be able to respond to my question about whether advice to someone other than the Secretary of State has to be published. Just after I…27 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I suspect that the Minister may tell us that Parliament will be quite adequately and properly involved, because the Secretary of State who sponsors—I think that is the…27 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lady Burt called these small amendments. Like the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, I do not think that more words necessarily add to one’s case; I understood him…27 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lady Burt and I have Amendments 24, 25 and 26 in this group. Clause 7(2) sets out the powers that the domestic abuse commissioner can exercise in pursuit…27 Jan 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, my name is to the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Hunt. It would have been added to the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, but I was caught out by the speed…26 Jan 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillThe noble and learned Lord very briefly answered the questions on consultation from my noble friend Lord Thomas. I hope he has in his brief the answer to the headline question of…26 Jan 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillI appreciate that there are levels and areas of probation. The question extends to all parts of those who provide probation services, but the central probation service, offender…26 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords who have weighed in on this subject. Committee stage is the opportunity for us to make our views known, even if we do not really think that something…25 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, Amendment 13, in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Paddick, does not seek to broaden or narrow the amendment to which the noble Baroness, Lady Wilcox, has spoken,…25 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillBefore I do, I would like to say that I asked about this problem; I do not think my noble friend knows that. It is nobody’s fault in the Chamber, but we might write some sort of…25 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, of course I will withdraw my amendment at this point. However, before I beg leave to do so I want to say that, as my noble friend Lord Paddick has pointed out, what goes…25 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I am very conscious of being the first speaker at this stage of a Bill which has been so widely welcomed, and which so many people, outside and inside the House, are…25 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, with this group, which comprises Amendments 16 to 19, we turn to the role of the domestic abuse commissioner. I do not want to delay the commissioner-designate being…25 Jan 2021