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HANSARDPolicing: European Championship FinalI totally agree with my noble friend. On the racial attacks, the Prime Minister could not have been clearer about his abhorrence for and willingness to deal with them than he was…15 Jul 2021HANSARDPolice and Crime Commissioner By-electionMy noble friend is right; they are incredibly stringent. They were set out in the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 and would, of course, require primary…15 Jul 2021HANSARDPolice and Crime Commissioner By-electionMy Lords, as I said earlier, it is entirely up to the individual to declare convictions, whether recent or historic. As I have said before as well, setting such a high bar for…15 Jul 2021HANSARDPolice and Crime Commissioner By-electionI remind the noble Lord that the high standard was set with cross-party agreement and with the support of senior officers, because PCCs hold police forces, whose duty is to uphold…15 Jul 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Older PeopleMy Lords, I was pleased to be able to speak to the commissioner in Wales. I think it is always advantageous to learn from good practice elsewhere. We know that the number of older…14 Jul 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Older PeopleI thank my noble and learned friend for his question. There are various ways in which we can monitor this sort of crime. I have mentioned the Crime Survey for England and Wales.…14 Jul 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Older PeopleMy Lords, that is a very valid question in light of the legislation we have just passed. I do not know the overall figures for non-fatal strangulation but certainly we saw it as…14 Jul 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Older PeopleI recognise that the noble Lord speaks from experience, which he has shared with the House on many occasions; I thank him for that. He is absolutely right to point out the very…14 Jul 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Older PeopleMy Lords, building on the landmark Domestic Abuse Act, the Government will shortly publish a dedicated domestic abuse strategy, ensuring that a fitting level of attention is given…14 Jul 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Older PeopleThe noble Lord raises a really valid point: underlying all of this is the need for sufficient training to enable agencies and local authorities to refer onwards. Indeed, because…14 Jul 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Older PeopleThe noble and learned Baroness is right that the effects of domestic abuse and forced marriage are not confined to any one age group. She will also know that 297 forced marriage…14 Jul 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Older PeopleMy Lords, I do not have exact information for my noble friend. I totally agree with her that there may have been a lot of things going on behind closed doors that we do not yet…14 Jul 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Older PeopleI agree with the noble Baroness: it is very concerning that that statistic evidences such low rates of conviction. It is probably multifactorial: people are unwilling to come…14 Jul 2021HANSARDE-scootersMy Lords, in terms of the concerns that the noble Baroness expresses, I completely agree with her, which is why trials have been rolled out over the country, which will end in…12 Jul 2021HANSARDE-scootersMy Lords, enforcement of road traffic law and how available resources are deployed to tackle illegal riding of e-scooters is an operational matter for chief officers, according to…12 Jul 2021HANSARDE-scootersMy Lords, it is probably worth saying that it is not out of control. The statutory instrument for the trials was laid in June 2020, and you can own a private e-scooter but you…12 Jul 2021HANSARDE-scootersI thank my noble friend for his question, which he asked me a few weeks ago when we had the previous Question. I can inform him that DfT Ministers have held four round tables with…12 Jul 2021HANSARDE-scootersI can confirm to the noble and learned Lord that I was on the streets of London on my bicycle on both Thursday and Friday and I have actually witnessed police seizing these…12 Jul 2021HANSARDE-scootersMy Lords, that is one of the things being suggested. As a cyclist myself, as I said when I answered the last Oral Question on this subject, it is quite terrifying for these things…12 Jul 2021HANSARDE-scootersMy noble friend has a point about the here and now. I said earlier that the police had in the last month seized 1,000 e-scooters that should not have been on the streets—or…12 Jul 2021