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HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, Amendments 3, 4, 8 and 9, once again in the names of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen of Elie, and the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst, seek to give a victim or a…09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, this group of amendments in the names of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen of Elie, and the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst, explores the reasons for limiting this power…09 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillNot giving reasons is of course one of the criticisms that is sometimes made of jury trials. In the Government’s view, the wider and broader concept in the current law of an act…05 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillThat the order of commitment of 16 December 2025 be discharged and the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House; and that the instruction to the Grand Committee of 16…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lady Chakrabarti has a long and honourable record of raising issues on behalf of some of the most vulnerable in society. She and the noble and learned…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, Amendment 486 in the name of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier, raises an issue that has long troubled the criminal justice system. I am very grateful to the…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am saying that this amendment as drafted would criminalise those who receive that drug by post if they are using it for some purpose other than abortion. It may also be helpful…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, your Lordships have heard me say now on at least two occasions that the Government are neutral, and therefore my only observations are about workability and operational…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, the Government recognise that there are strongly held views across your Lordships’ Committee on this very sensitive issue. The noble Lord, Lord Cameron of Lochiel, is of…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, the amendments in this group all relate to reporting requirements and monitoring abortion services. It is important to say again that the Government are neutral on this.…02 Feb 2026HANSARDSecure 16 to 19 Academies BillMy Lords, I am very pleased to speak at the Third Reading of this Private Member’s Bill. I, too, start with thanks—to my noble friend Lord Bach for steering this small but…30 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am sure that your Lordships will all agree that we have a great deal for which to be grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, and her work in relation to the…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, this Government take the security of our subsea cables extremely seriously. I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, for raising this issue. It is…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI can start again; I am very grateful to my noble friend for taking over. I say now that I would welcome a conversation with the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, as she and I…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI cannot give the noble Baroness the answer now, but I can write to her with that data. Our view is that we need carefully to consider any possible unintended consequences; the…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, for giving notice of his opposition that Clauses 152 to 155 stand part of the Bill, and the noble Lord, Lord Black of Brentwood, for…22 Jan 2026HANSARDAge of Criminal ResponsibilityYes.21 Jan 2026HANSARDAge of Criminal ResponsibilityMy Lords, the efforts made to keep children out of the criminal justice system are all going in the right direction. In 2024, only 13% of all children sentenced were aged 10 to 14…21 Jan 2026HANSARDAge of Criminal ResponsibilityI thank the right reverend Prelate. I think it is from 15 to 13.21 Jan 2026HANSARDAge of Criminal ResponsibilityWith the greatest respect to my noble friend, that is quite a lot of questions in one. I can confirm that the UK complies with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Making…21 Jan 2026