Contributions
634 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I first seek clarification from the noble Lord, Lord Russell of Liverpool, on his sums. I do not do sums either but, if I heard him correctly, he said that a worker…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I completely agree with all these proposed new clauses, which are long overdue. I congratulate my noble friend Lady Sugg on her excellent exposition and the noble…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am grateful for the clarification from the noble Lord; I did not wish to misquote him. Following his comments, I note that, of the thousands of batteries for sale, none of them…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, my Amendment 416K supports a targeted, enforceable measure that holds delivery platforms to account where their operational model and oversight failures contribute to…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am sorry, but I am afraid that saying that there is no evidence of causality is just what the Department for Transport wants the Home Office to believe. The evidence is quite…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his response and all noble Lords who have spoken in this short debate. I think that noble Lords and Ministers are getting the message…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I neglected to say at the start of my previous remarks that although it may be the case, as my noble friend Lord Shinkwin said, that the world would not stop turning if…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am so grateful to the noble Lord for giving way again; I hope this will be the last time. If he and my noble friend Lord Hailsham are correct that the current law on vicarious…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI shall need to go back later and do my own sums, but that still seems to me a little bit excessive. I am not opposed to the proposed new clauses, and I agree with the thrust of…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I was not going to participate in this debate until I heard about the Scottish case and the Scottish Prison Service admitting that it got it wrong and that it did not…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMay I ask for one point of clarification? These alcolocks sound fantastic. Do they have to be fitted by the manufacturers when the car is made, or can they be attached as a gadget…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Lucas is making a good recovery from an operation and has asked me to move or speak to his amendments for him. I suspect that he is watching on…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am grateful to the Minister for his decency in replying as fully as he possibly could. I say to the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, that there are many more groups to go on cycling,…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillJust for clarification, the Minister said that they will be classed as motor vehicles. Does that mean they are still motor vehicles, even though they might not be registered or…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillAmendments 345 and 398 stand in the name of my noble friend Lord Lucas. As I said earlier, my noble friend is making a good recovery from an operation. Amendment 345 is…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, this has been an eye-opener of a debate, not just for me but, I think, for many noble Peers; we have all learned something that we did not know before. I feel a bit of a…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill15 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillBefore we move to the rest of the debate, could we please give way to those noble Lords who have tabled amendments? I would like to hear what they have to say.12 Dec 2025