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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his response. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, and very much appreciate what she had to say. In particular, I thought the phrase…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, Amendment 367 is also in the name of my noble friend Lady Doocey, and there is rather better news on this amendment as a result of conversations with the Minister. I…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the Minister for his response, and the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, and noble Lord, Lord Fuller, for their contributions. As the Minister says, this defence is at the…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I rise to support Amendment 368 from the noble Lord, Lord Jackson, on which he has campaigned so strongly. It addresses a crime that has become a blight on our streets:…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the wise words of the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson. Let me say from the outset that, in principle, on these Benches we conditionally support…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I rise very briefly—I hope as briefly as other noble Lords—to, first, thank the Government for the movement that they have made in tabling their amendments. Secondly, I…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, from these Benches, I strongly support Amendment 209, which was so convincingly spoken to by the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron. I was very pleased to have signed it,…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I welcome the Government’s technical amendments. We spent some time in Committee debating the definition of a “thing” used to generate horrific CSA images. I am pleased…02 Mar 2026HANSARDUK Streaming and Cinema SectorMy Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society. The Minister said that she cannot at this stage rule out certain aspects of what might…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, as with the last group, we on these Benches support the Government’s amendments, but we do not believe that they go far enough. Alongside the noble Lords, Lord Russell…02 Mar 2026HANSARDAI: Labour Market ChangesMy Lords, the AI Security Institute was established primarily with a focus on frontier AI safety risks. Does the institute have the expertise and the dedicated resource to assess…25 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I warmly welcome the Government’s amendments in this group, which deliver on the commitments made by the Minister during our debate in Committee. As I noted at the time,…25 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I shall speak to the amendments in my noble friend Lady Doocey’s name and mine, which seek to ensure that the Government’s new anti-social behaviour powers are grounded…25 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am not sure whether I am in order. I am looking at the noble Lord, Lord Katz, who is nodding, which is good news. I thank him; it is much appreciated. There is nothing…25 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI rise to express the support of these Benches for Amendment 27, moved by the noble Lord, Lord Cameron of Lochiel, which seeks to increase the maximum sentence for the new offence…25 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillActually, I did not.25 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill25 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am afraid that it is no cigar again for the Minister on this amendment. On his promise of consultation on statutory guidance and so on on the question of fining for…25 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, as a final throw, I wonder whether the Minister remembers how the Labour Benches voted in respect of those orders at the time.25 Feb 2026