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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, my Amendment 386 seeks to enable police officers, after a lawful stop, to ask a member of the public to exit the vehicle. I support the work of the Police Federation of…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the Minister for his answer. I am partially sated by what he said about the consultation that is coming along, but we all know that consultations can take for ever, and we…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 390A from the noble Baroness, Lady Sater. I just want to give a practical look at this. As many noble Lords know, I have been a youth and community…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, Amendment 392 in my name is about fairness, discipline and humanity. First, misconduct investigations that drift on for months and years are damaging to everyone…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the Minister for his answer. Before we voted, he said to me that he hoped I was satisfied. I will say that I am partially satisfied with his answer, and that is good…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, before I go into detail on Amendment 408, I thank the Police Federation of England and Wales for its tireless work on this issue. If we are serious about the police…11 Mar 2026HANSARDStamp Duty: Periodic TenanciesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether periodic tenancies draw more tenants into Stamp Duty Land Tax lease returns than fixed-term tenancies;…09 Mar 2026HANSARDStamp Duty: Periodic TenanciesI thank the Minister for her Answer. Will any guidance be issued by HMRC or anybody else to tenants, landlords and agents to let them know whether their tenancy will come under…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I shall speak to the amendment tabled in my name. As noble Lords know, I am terrible with the billion rules that we have in this place, so bear with me. This amendment…25 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillI rise in support of Amendment 62, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti. Perhaps I can help the Minister with some of the intricacies of this. We have heard from Members…11 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I support this amendment. The noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, has brought me to this point after watching the deliberations on this. I was someone who, through…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the noble Baroness, but, of course, the wrong question was asked. Let us be very clear, I personally do not want to see anybody criminalised, and I doubt that people want…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, please excuse my enthusiasm but the Committee can see that, every time I blinked, somebody else jumped in. I will speak in support of my Amendment 461B, which is focused…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am speaking to my amendment—02 Feb 2026HANSARDUniformed youth groups: Promoting Skills and Resilience in Young PeopleMy Lords, I declare my interest as the chair of the cadet health check team. The value of the uniformed services to our young people throughout the country is beyond doubt,…26 Jan 2026HANSARDUniformed youth groups: Promoting Skills and Resilience in Young PeopleMy Lords—26 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillSection 60 in and of itself is a special circumstance, so whether it is suspicionless needs to be looked at in that context, and I would just like to offer the noble Baroness this…20 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I support these amendments. As is my way, I must sound a note of caution for one group of people. I know that many noble Lords have a problem with our very low age of…20 Jan 2026