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HANSARDStop and Search PowersI pay tribute to the noble Baroness and all the work she has done. Despite the fact that we might have different views on how to go about it, I think we both seek the same ends:…17 Nov 2021HANSARDTerrorist Incident at Liverpool Women’s HospitalI am afraid to say to my noble friend that they do. Noble Lords will remember the Reading attack, which was one such case. In fact, the Reverend Mohammad Eghtedarian raised…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI think I backtracked quite a bit to say that the courts would then make the judgment call on whether the SVRO would be made, based on the facts of the case. I am not saying that,…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillIt is no problem at all; this is Committee, where we clarify these issues. But I think it is fair to say that the trigger for the SVRO, essentially, is the conviction.17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI will most certainly do that. So this is offences where the knife is not actually deployed and the person with the individual with a knife in their pocket would not have known…17 Nov 2021HANSARDTerrorist Incident at Liverpool Women’s HospitalI totally agree with the noble Lord that these things are hard to predict and hard to deal with when they happen. I have seen a couple of comments, particularly from BAME…17 Nov 2021HANSARDTerrorist Incident at Liverpool Women’s HospitalI do not disagree with the noble Lord that the chap should not be in the country, but in many instances people will frustrate removal processes by putting forward new claims. When…17 Nov 2021HANSARDTerrorist Incident at Liverpool Women’s HospitalI agree with the noble Baroness that this is a concern. That is the reason why the Home Secretary is trying to construct a new legislative framework to make sure that asylum…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI think I need to reflect further on what noble Lords have said. I will try to answer the noble Lord’s question in a letter before we start talking about examples. We are, after…17 Nov 2021HANSARDTerrorist Incident at Liverpool Women’s HospitalI do not know. I agree with the principle of what my noble friend says—it is pure humanity—but I do not know the details of what is going on in order to help the taxi driver to…17 Nov 2021HANSARDTerrorist Incident at Liverpool Women’s HospitalThe noble Lord is right. Certain parts of what could be used to make a bomb are now controlled under Home Office licence, as he will know. If I can, I will of course put a copy of…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillYes, noble Lords can take that down and quote it against me. The noble Lord, Lord Russell of Liverpool, asked me about timelines and when the police were going to start recording…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friends Lady Newlove and Lady Noakes for tabling their amendments. Both have highlighted the importance of tackling violence against women and girls, as…15 Nov 2021HANSARDUK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Foreign WorkersI totally agree with my noble friend and have said on many occasions that the days when we could import cheap labour from the EU or anywhere else are gone. Our immigration system…10 Nov 2021HANSARDUK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Foreign WorkersMy Lords, we will have an immigration system in which, wherever in the world you come from, there will be fairness. We are not considering withdrawing from the charter and I have…10 Nov 2021HANSARDUK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Foreign WorkersI could tell the noble Baroness what is going right. We will have a system that is fair for the whole world, as people who have the skills and can contribute to our economy will…10 Nov 2021HANSARDUK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Foreign WorkersMy Lords, the UK Government amended the immigration fee regulations in September to give effect to the change, as my noble friend knows. As I previously explained to the noble…10 Nov 2021HANSARDUK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Foreign WorkersMy Lords, TCA Article 399 only obliges the UK to implement provisions of the charter that the UK accepts. It does not prevent the UK from accepting further provisions or ratifying…10 Nov 2021HANSARDUK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Foreign WorkersWell, I think I explained our obligations to the noble Lord, Lord Hendy. We continue to place great value on the role of the Council of Europe in advancing work on human rights,…10 Nov 2021HANSARDUK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Foreign WorkersI will not add to what I said to the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, but our departure from the European Union will not diminish the UK’s engagement with the Council of Europe.…10 Nov 2021