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HANSARDVictims and Courts BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendment 5, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 5A, and do propose Amendments 5B to 5F in lieu—15 Apr 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendment 7, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 7A.15 Apr 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendment 2, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 2A.15 Apr 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, as I said in Committee, the Government take the protection of the UK’s subsea cable network extremely seriously. I mean it genuinely when I thank the noble Baroness,…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I both thank and admire my noble friend Lady Chakrabarti and the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, for their long-lasting and ongoing commitment to the…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I will be as brief as I can. I shall start, as I did in Committee, by reiterating that the Government maintain a neutral stance on abortion in England and Wales. Many of…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the noble Baroness for her points, which I am sure your Lordships’ House will want to take into account when deciding whether, as a matter of policy, to vote for or…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillWith the House’s permission, it might be helpful if I set out the Government’s position, and then perhaps we can take it from there, if the noble Baroness is prepared to give way…18 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillI thank all noble Lords.17 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillThe Bill represents a significant step forward in strengthening both the rights of victims and the way in which our courts operate. At its heart, it seeks to ensure that victims…17 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I will make a short statement on the position regarding legislative consent on this Bill. A legislative consent Motion was received from the Senedd on 24 February 2026.…17 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, this is a minor and technical amendment following Report, and the Government will not oppose it today.17 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillThat the Bill be now read a third time.17 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillThat the Bill do now pass.17 Mar 2026HANSARDHumanist WeddingsMy Lords, the Government announced on 2 October last year that they intend to reform weddings law when parliamentary time allows. Our reforms will reflect a commitment to making…16 Mar 2026HANSARDHumanist WeddingsThe assurance is that we have made the commitment and it is going to happen.16 Mar 2026HANSARDHumanist WeddingsMy noble friend should not apologise for raising this matter again; I think the entire House will want to thank her for her continued commitment to driving this forward. I had a…16 Mar 2026HANSARDHumanist WeddingsThis was one of the reasons why I thought I should probably not use the expression “at pace” a second time. The Government are going to run two consultations on three closely…16 Mar 2026HANSARDHumanist WeddingsMy Lords, I am not sure that I can do better than to quote from the Law Commission report, which looked specifically at this issue. It said that it would be anomalous and unfair…16 Mar 2026