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HANSARDPrisons: EducationMy Lords, I pay tribute to the work of the Minister, but can he explain why we continue to release prisoners early without requiring or securing a measurable improvement in…24 Feb 2026HANSARDPrisons: EducationMy Lords—24 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I strongly support keeping these clauses in the Bill. I admire the moral courage of Ministers in this Government for putting these clauses in the Bill, despite the…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, can I just make an observation that the question is whether we agree these clauses in the Bill or not? If we do not agree the clauses in the Bill, they will fall out of…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for moving her amendment. Noble Lords will recall my work on a particular police force and abnormal loads. I am confused that it was…20 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, the bad news is that not all service personnel are absolute angels: it could be one junior soldier stealing a mobile phone from another junior serviceman. These…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, as well as moving my Amendment 403, I shall also speak to my Amendments 403A, 404, 413, 416D and 416M. We now come to amendments concerned with abnormal load movements…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI beg to move.15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, the only purpose of Amendment 414 is to stop the Minister saying it is an operational matter for the police. If police charges for abnormal load escorts are operational…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am grateful for the response of all noble Lords, including the Minister. On the NPCC guidance, a lot of work was done by Chief Superintendent Marc Clothier of the National…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I strongly support my noble friend on the Front Bench. I think we grossly underestimate how much damage to the UK economy is caused by stopping motorways, particularly…13 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I have been in your Lordships’ House for 33 years. I have lost count of the number of times that Ministers have said that an amendment is unnecessary, and I have used…13 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I have Amendment 398 in this group. I will first address my noble friend Lord Lucas’s Amendment 345. My noble friend Lord Blencathra expertly articulated it, but I fear…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, just briefly, in 2011, I went out with Hampshire traffic police who were demonstrating ANPR systems to me. We detected an uninsured motorist and they relieved the…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, to make a counterargument, I absolutely understand my noble friend’s concerns, but the fact of the matter is that if the police want to stop someone, they can.15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I hope the Minister understands that he speaks for His Majesty’s Government and not the Home Office.15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I think all noble Lords can agree that we have had a fabulous debate which we can be proud of, but can the Minister explain why he is considering lowering the blood…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I speak in strong support of the amendment from the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton. I do not know whether it is necessary. I declare an interest as a victim. My concern…09 Dec 2025