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HANSARDHomophobic Hate CrimeThe noble Lord raises another trend of hate crime online—that meted out against people with disabilities—which is particularly cruel. I have met with disability groups, such as…22 Jan 2019HANSARDHomophobic Hate CrimeLike the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, the noble Lord raises an important question. In general, the changes in the charge rates are likely to be the result of improved crime recording…22 Jan 2019HANSARDHomophobic Hate CrimeMy noble friend raises a valid point. The police and the CPS are looking into whether the charge rates differ from the reporting rates.22 Jan 2019HANSARDHomophobic Hate CrimeAs the noble Baroness will know, we commissioned the Law Commission to look into other types of hate crime to see whether there are current gaps in the law, and we expect it to…22 Jan 2019HANSARDHomophobic Hate CrimeThe noble Lord raises one of the most important things: a trend in hate crime that we are seeing is the perceived anonymity of online hate crime. Particularly for children who are…22 Jan 2019HANSARDHomophobic Hate CrimeMy Lords, in fact, local police forces can disaggregate gender identity hate crime if they wish to do so; it is entirely up to local forces. Of course, when a case gets brought to…22 Jan 2019HANSARDHomophobic Hate CrimeYes, my Lords, but the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, was talking about a different type of aggravated offence.22 Jan 2019HANSARDHomophobic Hate CrimeI think I did.22 Jan 2019HANSARDHomophobic Hate CrimeThe noble Lord is absolutely right that those types of hate crime do not constitute aggravated offences. There are other types of hate crime that do not carry the aggravated…22 Jan 2019HANSARDHomophobic Hate CrimeMy Lords, the Government take seriously all forms of hate crime, including homophobic, biphobic and transphobic hate crime, as highlighted by the recent BBC report. The Government…22 Jan 2019HANSARDHomophobic Hate CrimeMy Lords, there are certain aggravated offences in the hate crime area. We absolutely accept that the things the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, was talking about are hate crimes, but…22 Jan 2019HANSARDHomophobic Hate CrimeIt is up to the House to decide.22 Jan 2019HANSARDCivil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillMy Lords, I was just coming to that. At this point, officials are working through all the policy issues before the content of any consultation is determined. Therefore, I have to…18 Jan 2019HANSARDCivil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillMy Lords, I start by thanking my noble friend Lady Hodgson for bringing her first Private Member’s Bill forward so eloquently. It includes many important issues that the…18 Jan 2019HANSARDStalking Protection BillMy Lords, I again thank noble Lords for their contribution to this debate on a much-needed Private Member’s Bill. I thank my noble friend Lady Bertin for bringing it before the…18 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: EU Citizens in the UKMy Lords, European Union citizens make a huge contribution to our economy and society, and we want them to stay. The Government are making it as easy as possible for all EU…16 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: EU Citizens in the UKMy Lords, I think it is clear that, deal or no deal, those people are welcome here.16 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: EU Citizens in the UKMy Lords, we have the lessons of history to learn and certainly the Windrush scandal—which happened, of course, over decades—helped in that endeavour. As time has gone on and…16 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Proposed UK–EU Security Treaty (European Union Committee Report)If the noble Lord will indulge me, I will talk about the European arrest warrant when I answer points raised by noble Lords. Perhaps that will clarify it; if it does not, I will…16 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: EU Citizens in the UKMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord for advance notice of his concern about this. Like any EEA nationals who settled in the UK before 1973, the Italians in Bradford already have…16 Jan 2019