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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 61, I shall speak also to Amendment 62. It is convenient to take the two together. Since Committee, the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, has kindly written,…13 Dec 2021HANSARDTen-Year Drugs StrategyI welcome the report and congratulate the Government on being prepared to set out a strategy. I can understand why some people are unhappy about part of it. Alcohol is quoted as…09 Dec 2021HANSARDTen-Year Drugs StrategySorry, we need a full debate on this. My question is on the 12 steps. Will the Government commit themselves to apply them more fully than they have done in the past, and will they…09 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his introduction. I think he would be wise to reflect on what happened in 2012; he was not around, but there was a period of pausing to…07 Dec 2021HANSARDHIV and AIDSWhat steps are being taken with those members of the Commonwealth who have difficulties accepting or supporting the gay community?01 Dec 2021HANSARDFood (Promotion and Placement) (England) Regulations 2021My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister and the Government for the initiative, which I would describe as making tentative moves to try to reduce the growth of obesity. I declare…23 Nov 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: Appointments ProcessMy Lords, I am grateful to the House for the opportunity to intervene in the gap, and I apologise for not putting my name down. I have two points. First, we have great power, and…18 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill10 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am grateful to everyone who has contributed. As noble Lords probably gathered, I was looking for a peg on which to hang my hat. I am pleased that I found a peg and I…10 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 172, I will also speak to Amendments 173, 177, 179, 180 and 186, to be inserted after Clause 79. These are about victims’ financial losses, which can…10 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part in this short debate. Other than the noble Earl, Lord Attlee, who raised some objections, and I will come to them in…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, Amendment 157 would insert a new clause to lower the drink-drive alcohol limit in England and Wales from 80 milligrams to 50 milligrams of alcohol for 100 millilitres of…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillHowever, on rereading this speech, I was so pleased with the evidence-based arguments that I had advanced—which, as I say, I am not going to repeat this evening—that the more I…08 Nov 2021HANSARDAlcohol DutiesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact that the changes to alcohol duties announced in the Budget statement on 27 October will have on…02 Nov 2021HANSARDAlcohol DutiesMy Lords, I regret that the Minister has not actually answered the Question. All the evidence indicates that if the price of alcohol goes up, people drink less and are healthier.…02 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I support everything that has been said so far. I will speak to Amendments 57 and 58, in which I am endeavouring to specify the broad categories of serious violence,…27 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, for his remarks. It will come as no surprise to the Minister that I have a few things to say about alcohol over the course…25 Oct 2021HANSARDShortages: Protection for the VulnerableTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect the most vulnerable in the event of shortages of (1) energy, and (2) other necessities.20 Oct 2021HANSARDShortages: Protection for the VulnerableMy Lords, I do not agree with the Minister that everything has been fine following the shocks that we have suffered from Covid and Brexit over the past few months, and neither…20 Oct 2021