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HANSARDArmed Forces Bill27 Oct 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I start my first contribution in Committee by thanking the Minister and her officials for the courteous briefing and the informed and courteous way in which she has…27 Oct 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI apologise—I thought I had. I beg to move.27 Oct 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI thank the Minister for her reply. She is in a bit of trouble on this one. Logically, I do not think that some of what she said holds together. In her answer to the noble and…27 Oct 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillThis amendment again applies to the covenant. I thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mackay, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Brinton and Lady Smith, for their support on this…27 Oct 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill27 Oct 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI thank the Minister for a very constructive reply. While she was responding, I looked again at the power to add bodies and functions in the Bill. To take up the point from the…27 Oct 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI am generally supportive of the amendment moved by the noble Lord, Lord Lancaster. He very ably made the point why the time to act is now rather than waiting a further five years…27 Oct 2021HANSARDSexual Misconduct in the PoliceSince the dreadful murder of Sarah Everard and the appalling revelations of the abuse of police powers by her killer, there have been many other shocking allegations of the…26 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I declare my interests in the register of interests. I am the independent chair of the Nottingham Crime & Drug Partnership. As this may cross some of the things I say, I…25 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, it is a great privilege to start the discussion of this very important Bill in Committee, and I look forward to discussing it with the Minister and, no doubt, many other…20 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I welcome the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, to his place, and wish him well in his role. If I had realised that he was responding, I would have said that when I made my…20 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, the amendments would improve the Bill. The legislation in some respects is too loose, and needs to be tightened. I hope that, when we move from Committee to Report in a…20 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill20 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am very happy to discuss Amendment 12, moved by the noble Lord, Lord Paddick. It is really interesting and certainly gives us cause to think about the issues he has…20 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI thank all noble Lords who have taken part in a very thoughtful and helpful discussion on this first group of amendments, as we begin our discussion on the Bill. I also thank the…20 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am very grateful for the opportunity to speak to Amendment 8, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, and of which the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, is a co-signatory.…20 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMay I speak? Sorry, I do not know what the rules are. That is the point that I was making, and I am asking the Minister: what is the answer? The public’s perception of that would…20 Oct 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillI thank the Minister for a generally helpful reply and for his engagement with the amendment itself, my remarks and those of the noble Lord, Lord Fox. It is helpful when a…19 Oct 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply. Speaking first to Amendment 10, the Minister gave some reassurance to the House in respect of a strategy. He and I mentioned numerous…19 Oct 2021