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HANSARDRefugees: Napier BarracksMy Lords, I would reject the description of “decent accommodation” —this accommodation has served our Armed Forces. We are manging any outbreaks in line with Covid guidance, and…11 Feb 2021HANSARDOperation MidlandMy Lords, the IOPC has declined to investigate the matters to which my noble friend refers. With regard to higher rank, I assume he is referring to the commissioner, whose term…11 Feb 2021HANSARDOperation MidlandMy Lords, as I said, the IOPC has declined to investigate in certain areas. I know that certain cases have been given to Merseyside, as a separate force, to investigate, but it is…11 Feb 2021HANSARDOperation MidlandMy Lords, its primary focus was to learn the lessons of what went wrong during that period so that those mistakes would never be repeated. Obviously, the IOPC then declined to…11 Feb 2021HANSARDOperation MidlandMy Lords, disciplinary action against individual officers is a matter for forces. However, my noble friend will be aware that, following Operation Kentia’s investigation into the…11 Feb 2021HANSARDRefugees: Napier BarracksI must say to the noble Baroness that the people at Napier are not being detained. I must underline that point very clearly: they are not being detained. I have been through the…11 Feb 2021HANSARDRefugees: Napier BarracksI repeat the point I just made to the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, about the accommodation being good enough for our Armed Forces. I underline that the accommodation is safe, warm, fit…11 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillI can certainly look into that for the noble and learned Baroness and ask that it be included.10 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillI understand what the noble Baroness says. She made a point about VAWG versus DA. Of course, domestic abuse is a type of violence against women and girls, although violence…10 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, that this has been a very good debate. I join noble Lords in commending the noble Baroness, Lady Royall, who has done a huge…10 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I know that the noble Baroness, Lady Greengross, will not get a big head when I again pay tribute to her for highlighting the plight of elderly victims of domestic…10 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I can be brief with the government amendments in this group. Clause 73 enables the Secretary of State to issue guidance about the effect of certain provisions in the…10 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords for explaining their amendments, which I will deal with in turn. However, first, I will address the curious point made by the noble…10 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillClearly, the Home Office will take the lead, but I acknowledge the challenges in trying to work across government to try to bring it all together. Of course, the Department for…10 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillThe point I was trying to make—and I hope the noble Lord will accept it—is that we do not need to put it in the Bill, because you are always restricted by primary legislation. But…10 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, as the noble Baroness, Lady Benjamin, explained, Amendment 177A requires the Government to undertake an investigation into “the impact of access to online pornography by…10 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill10 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I start by commending the noble Baroness, Lady Burt, because she spotted something that nobody else noticed on Monday evening, which is that I spoke in response to this…10 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I think what the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, has just said could be the subject of a Question for Short Debate or even quite a long debate in your Lordships’ House, so…10 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillI fully recognise that point. I also recognise that conversion therapy might take place, not just in certain cultures but in this country as well, to try to convert gay men. A lot…10 Feb 2021