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HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill25 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill25 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, the Minister has given quite a long reply, which will bear reading. However, it sounded somewhat circular: the various groups referred to in the amendments are not…25 Jan 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, of course, we do not intend to oppose the government amendments —the devolution settlement is to be respected. However, I have some questions, the answer to which at…21 Jan 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillWe have Amendments 27, 29, 30 and 45 in this group. Amendment 27 is the central amendment. I appreciate that it may not be immediately obvious, but it responds to how the Bill is…13 Jan 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI repeat what I said at the start of this debate: that the reduction in the list is not about reducing the number of authorities which can engage covert human intelligence…13 Jan 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill13 Jan 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, I was very pleased to put my name to the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Young, and the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, and to be…13 Jan 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, with regard to the criminal injuries compensation scheme, the Minister said that the Bill does not “in practice”—I stress those words—interfere with its operation. Can…11 Jan 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill11 Jan 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, we have Amendments 6, 18 and 36 in this group. Under new Section 29B, the person granting a criminal conduct authorisation must believe that the authorisation is…11 Jan 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, I am sorry to hear the news about James Brokenshire, whom I have known for a very long time. If the Minister is able, I hope she will pass on our best wishes to him. She…11 Jan 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, it speaks well of the House that there is such concern about safeguards to buttress criminal conduct authorisations while, on the whole, accepting their use. Noble Lords…11 Jan 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, the level of responses throughout the debates on the Bill indicates the level of concerns across your Lordships’ House, including concern for the rule of law. But there…11 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I look forward to working on a Bill welcomed across the House, although we must not let ourselves think that agreeing words on paper solves all problems, nor that…05 Jan 2021HANSARDImmigration Rules: Supported AccommodationMy Lords, the Home Office relies on the UNHCR in connection with its resettlement programme. The Minister will know that the UNHCR is concerned about asylum seekers being left in…17 Dec 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, the Minister in the Commons said that he “would not expect employers on 1 July suddenly to check that every member of their staff has EUSS status.” —[ Official Report ,…10 Dec 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, I am very glad that the noble Lord decided to probe these two provisions. I have seen the correspondence published by the three committees. I was struck when the noble…10 Dec 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, the horse will be out of the stable again in January: refreshed, I hope. I am sure that the Minister will welcome the pause after the marathon she has had to undergo. I…10 Dec 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, I will pick up a number of points, if I may. First, the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, raised important issues, although the whole of this debate is important. I think he…03 Dec 2020