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HANSARDAge of Criminal ResponsibilityI reiterate that we are moving in the right direction. Not only is the number of children sentenced aged between 10 and 14 going down, but in 2024, of the 1,687 sentences passed…21 Jan 2026HANSARDAge of Criminal ResponsibilityThe Government are always concerned about the position of children and keep all these matters constantly under review.21 Jan 2026HANSARDAge of Criminal ResponsibilityI say to the noble and learned Lord that the Government keep all these matters under review.21 Jan 2026HANSARDAge of Criminal ResponsibilityThe noble Lord refers to the law in relation to joint enterprise. The Law Commission is currently looking at all cases of murder that include joint enterprise and will report in…21 Jan 2026HANSARDAge of Criminal ResponsibilityMy Lords, there are certain cases where the offending is so serious that a criminal justice response is required. For example, everybody in your Lordships’ House will remember the…21 Jan 2026HANSARDAge of Criminal ResponsibilityMy Lords, the Government want to prevent children who have committed crime from re-offending and to help them lead happy, useful and productive lives. Setting the age of criminal…21 Jan 2026HANSARDAge of Criminal ResponsibilityNoble Lords will probably be interested to know, if they are not already aware, that the Code for Crown Prosecutors has the age and maturity of a defendant as a specific public…21 Jan 2026HANSARDAge of Criminal ResponsibilityWe can of course provide such statistics as we hold, although I think those on class might be a little more difficult to define than, for example, those on race and gender. It is…21 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI do not think that I can improve on what I have said. I will make inquiries into the statistical evidence that we hold and write to the noble Lord. I reiterate that I am very…20 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, notification requirements received attention during the passage of the Government’s Sentencing Bill. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Gower, for ensuring…20 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, as we have heard during this short but important debate, these amendments all relate to the same matter of principle—namely, the legal standard by which an authorised…20 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames and Lord Carter of Haslemere, and my noble friend Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede for tabling Amendments 420, 476 to…20 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am going to repeat the words that were used by my honourable friend the Minister for Courts in the other place. The decision as to the introduction of the panel was made by the…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am so sorry. I mean no discourtesy to the noble Baroness, for whom I have a great deal of respect, but I must get through the matters that the Government need to tell the…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I shall respond to the amendments in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Carlile of Berriew, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Grey-Thompson and Lady Coffey. Some of your…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillHe did not intend to say that he would go further than I have just gone. That is confirmed. I would be surprised if he had intended to go further than I intended to go. With…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am sorry to disappoint the noble Lord, but I am not going further than I have gone. It is the Government’s view that, to a great extent, the amendments in the name of the noble…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI really need to get through this. Can all interventions be saved until the end? If I can get through the things I really need to tell the Committee about, I will take…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am sure the Committee entirely endorses what the noble Baroness said in relation to the importance of those who are hearing impaired. I think that, in these circumstances, this…09 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am not taking any interventions. I would invite the noble Baroness, with the greatest of respect, to write to me, and we will deal with the matter then. In answer to the noble…09 Jan 2026