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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Earl, Lord Attlee, and actually agree with him for a change. The wording is not strong enough, so well done to the noble Baroness,…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I think we have made the point that there is a huge inconsistency between road traffic offences and other offences causing injury and death. The penalties are simply not…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am sorry, but I am going to speak on this if the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, is not going to.08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI feel very strongly about this. It offends my sense of justice that people who do hit and runs never pay for their crime. They are a menace to society, with only six months’…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am. Sorry, ignore that. Strike that from the record. I will come back to that.08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, as I said before, I support this amendment very strongly because hit-and-runs are a menace. One of the problems is that the families who suffer from having somebody…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as president of the Road Danger Reduction Forum. I support both these amendments. It is absolutely ridiculous that we have such high alcohol…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI also point out that when the Minister demonstrated the Dutch reach, he did so from the point of view of a Dutch car rather than an English one. Perhaps he would like to practise…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillBefore the noble Lord sits down, I point out that he is arguing for the status quo when we have already said that there is no rationale behind it. There is no rationale behind two…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am very happy and pleased to support these amendments, which would improve the powers for police and courts to tackle wildlife crime such as illegal hare coursing.…03 Nov 2021HANSARDNet-zero Emissions Target: Fossil Fuel Extraction ProjectsOur own dear Prime Minister, when asked about the coal mine in Cumbria, said that he was not in favour but that it was not his decision; it was for due process. Does our Prime…03 Nov 2021HANSARDRailways: East Coast Main LineI am sorry; I do not think that the question has been answered. When are the Government going to start making public transport cheaper and, for example, domestic flights more…03 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to support the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, in tabling this amendment, and it is the reason that we first met. When I heard about this commander down in…03 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, way back in 2004 I was the Deputy Mayor of London—when there was only one deputy mayor and not a whole host of them. In that role I attended DSEI, the arms fair. What…03 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I will speak quickly, because I am speaking on behalf of my noble friend Lady Bennett of Manor Castle. It is wonderful to see such a huge coalition of Peers tabling…03 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am not sure that this requires a change in the law; I think the problem lies elsewhere. Section 176 should have been an improvement; low-value shoplifting offences…03 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I congratulate the Lib Dem and Labour Front Benches on tabling these amendments. I had to laugh when I saw them, because you sort of assume you can expect duty of…03 Nov 2021HANSARDFarming Rules for WaterWhen will the Government be as tough on water and sewerage companies as they are on farmers? They seem to be very firm on the rules for farmers, yet last week, in a vote in the…01 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I rise to support these amendments. We are now getting into the stuff that I will fight tooth and nail over. As an archaeologist and activist, I feel that I have a…01 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, this is slightly more complex than one might have thought. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Beith, for laying out the nonsensical way in which at the moment we exclude all…01 Nov 2021