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HANSARDTen-Year Drugs StrategyI think that the noble Baroness knows, even before asking the question, that we do not intend to change the law. However, I thought that she might be quite pleased by the focus of…09 Dec 2021HANSARDTen-Year Drugs StrategyI am looking forward to hearing from the noble Baroness; I think I know what she is going to say. I will respond to the noble Lords, Lord Coaker and Lord Paddick. On the…09 Dec 2021HANSARDTen-Year Drugs StrategyI am very pleased to have heard from the noble Lord, Lord Brooke, who equates the harms from alcohol with the harms from drugs. Socially, in many cases, the harms from alcohol are…09 Dec 2021HANSARDTen-Year Drugs StrategyFrom some of the contributions that we have heard today, clearly some of the propaganda works. Drug consumption rooms are in Scotland, and they do not work. Scotland has a huge…09 Dec 2021HANSARDTen-Year Drugs StrategyI can tell the noble Lord from my own personal experience that I have seen some horrific outcomes from the use of synthetic marijuana, and not only on children, with the effect on…09 Dec 2021HANSARDTen-Year Drugs StrategyWell, I guess if you do not have a driver’s licence or a passport you cannot have it taken off you. We are considering a wide range of interventions on this. I read the article…09 Dec 2021HANSARDTen-Year Drugs StrategyMy Lords, I agree most wholeheartedly. It is not about reinventing wheels but about seeing what works, and about what new interventions might help people to rebuild their lives.…09 Dec 2021HANSARDTen-Year Drugs StrategyMay I finish answering the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher? We want to maintain the availability of needle and syringe programmes to prevent blood-borne infections and widen the…09 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Young of Cookham for setting out the case for his amendment. I also thank the noble Baroness, Lady Blake, and the noble Lord, Lord Paddick.…08 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, as I understand it, they must be read with Article 6 of the GDPR, so it is a read-across. Yes, I am tired—my brain is not working very fast today. Clauses 9, 15 and 16…08 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill08 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken to this group of amendments, which concern the data-sharing provisions in Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Bill. I thank the noble…08 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThe words provide that the processing is lawful under data protection legislation.08 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillCan the noble and learned Lord elucidate?08 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillIf the noble Baroness will be patient, I will get on to Clauses 16 and 17 in just a second. Going back to Clause 15, this will permit, but not mandate, authorities to disclose…08 Dec 2021HANSARDHate Crimes: MisogynyIt is incumbent on us all, whether we are parents, teachers or somebody else with influence on children’s lives, to teach them the value of respect towards each other and towards…06 Dec 2021HANSARDHate Crimes: MisogynyIt was clear from the murder of Sarah Everard and the ensuing inquiry that we need to look into an awful lot of areas: the culture, vetting and other elements of what might have…06 Dec 2021HANSARDHate Crimes: MisogynyI agree with the noble Lord that it is not just about looking at the recommendations, but about seeing how we can put them into legislation and how they become part of our efforts…06 Dec 2021HANSARDHate Crimes: MisogynyI agree with the noble Baroness that we need consistency across police forces. I know that we are working with police forces across the country to assist in the endeavour that I…06 Dec 2021HANSARDHate Crimes: MisogynyMy Lords, the Government are committed to tackling violence against women and girls. We have asked the Law Commission to undertake a review of hate crime legislation, including…06 Dec 2021