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HANSARDAntique Firearms (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, the draft regulations were laid before the House on 14 September. The Committee will recall that it debated the Antique Firearms Regulations on 6 January this year. The…23 Nov 2021HANSARDAntique Firearms (Amendment) Regulations 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Antique Firearms (Amendment) Regulations 2021.23 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, for setting out these amendments, which call for new offences to tackle street harassment and so-called sex…22 Nov 2021HANSARDEmergency Services: Ministers of ReligionNot only do I empathise with what really matters to some people at the point of death—it made me think that, if I was in such a situation, I would want a priest there—but I am…22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI was going to get on to that, because I had noted the noble and learned Lord’s point. There are two answers. The first is that anyone who makes the report to the police will…22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI do not disagree that it is only now being prosecuted. The point is that it is being prosecuted, and that is what I was trying to get over. The defendant in that case has pleaded…22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI thank my noble friend Lord Wasserman and others for explaining this amendment, which relates to the recording of sex and gender by the police. The Government do not currently…22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI can see the noble and learned Lord’s eyebrows. In 2019, the Crown Prosecution Service amended its guidance Prostitution and Exploitation of Prostitution to include specific…22 Nov 2021HANSARDEmergency Services: Ministers of ReligionThe noble Lord is right, in the sense that it sounds like the perpetrator was standing there, waiting to be arrested, but there has to be a framework around these things. Of…22 Nov 2021HANSARDEmergency Services: Ministers of ReligionWe are talking here about the point of death of someone who was killed in very unusual circumstances. My family know what I would want, and I am sure noble Lords in this House…22 Nov 2021HANSARDEmergency Services: Ministers of ReligionI will certainly take my noble friend’s point back. I know the College of Policing welcomes engagement with faith community leaders and others who have concerns about the current…22 Nov 2021HANSARDEmergency Services: Ministers of ReligionMy Lords, today of all days, we remember Sir David Amess, who tragically died carrying out his duties as a public servant. Our thoughts and prayers are with his loved ones, as…22 Nov 2021HANSARDEmergency Services: Ministers of ReligionI am sure that what will come out of that group are considerations of whether any changes are required to the guidance issued to police officers faced with such situations. I know…22 Nov 2021HANSARDEmergency Services: Ministers of ReligionThere are certainly lessons to be learned from other jurisdictions, as my noble friend said. I totally empathise with the situation that both David Amess’s family and the police…22 Nov 2021HANSARDEmergency Services: Ministers of ReligionThe noble Lord is right that chaplains operate 24 hours a day in hospitals. My noble friend’s question, of course, was about Sir David Amess, who was at the point of death when…22 Nov 2021HANSARDEmergency Services: Ministers of ReligionThe group led by the National Police Chiefs’ Council, joined by the Catholic Church and the College of Policing, will determine what such a framework looks like. It was a surprise…22 Nov 2021HANSARDEmergency Services: Ministers of ReligionIt does not seem to have come up as an issue before, and that is precisely why this group is meeting to see if there are any gaps in the guidance issued to police to deal with…22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I echo the words of the noble Lord, Lord Coaker; this has been one of the loveliest debates that I have ever been privy to in this Chamber. As his family prepares to say…22 Nov 2021HANSARDStop and Search PowersAs I say, the impact assessment is done on the Bill and it will include the amendments that we propose. Amendments to legislation are often put forward relatively late in the day.…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, and my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe for tabling their amendments, and for the opportunity that I have had to…17 Nov 2021