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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillWhen the noble Lord looks at my speech carefully, he will see I said there is legitimate economic activity for Travellers. I accept that plenty of Travellers engage exclusively in…03 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I support this Amendment and agree with every word that noble Lords have said. My strong advice to my noble friend the Minister, bearing in mind that this is a policing…03 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, my noble friend the Minister did not disappoint me, because she mentioned the phrase “operational independence” for the police. Would she be entirely content if a local…03 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I have been in your Lordships’ House for nearly 30 years. I have seen plenty of examples where, eventually, the Government have given way on an issue and parliamentary…03 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, my task in this debate is easy: all I have to do is to support the noble Lord, Lord Beith, and say that I have rarely heard an amendment moved more comprehensively than…01 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillYes.01 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, as usual, my noble friend has been very helpful, but what he has not convinced me about is why there is an increased deterrence value in having a maximum sentence of…01 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillIt seems pretty obvious that if you get hauled before the courts for damaging life-saving equipment, you are going to be in deep trouble. What you do not know is what the…01 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, before the noble Baroness withdraws her objection to the clause standing part, I remind noble Lords that we are in Committee and can speak as many times as we like.27 Oct 2021HANSARDProcedure and PrivilegesMy Lords, I have been both an Opposition Whip and a Government Whip on and off for about 17 years, since 1997. I am extremely supportive of my noble friend Lord Taylor’s amendment…25 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, we are extraordinarily lucky to have the expertise of the noble Lord, Lord Paddick. I have just one anxiety about a national standard: conditions in the Metropolitan…20 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I strongly support these amendments. I too have little confidence in the IOPC and the resources that are available to it. It was very interesting to hear what the noble…20 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill20 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I beg to move Amendment 9 standing in my name and that of the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede. From time to time, it falls on this House and its committees to…20 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI have two points: one is that we are in Committee, so we can speak as many times as we like, and the other is that the public may have to be disappointed, because the police…20 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I think the noble Lord and I are in agreement that the problem is that we are not prosecuting these offences, rather than the outcome in the courts. Because, for the…20 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I think the answer to the noble Lord’s question is that, if the police officer is driving more aggressively than he is trained to do and he has an accident, he is in…20 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. On Amendment 11 from the right reverend Prelate, I am aware of the problem that he describes, but I…20 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I have Amendments 14 and 17 in this group. I hope—in fact I am confident—that my noble friend the Minister will give a full explanation of the purpose of these clauses…20 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, if I may come in briefly before my noble friend the Minister speaks, I think the term “for police purposes” appears in other forms of road traffic law. I am not certain,…20 Oct 2021