Contributions
952 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I give thanks to noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. I will reiterate my opening speech by saying that I know we all have the same end goal of arresting…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Attlee for his long-standing commitment to this very important issue. I would venture to say that there is not another noble Lord in the…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the Minister for tabling, and setting out the rationale behind, this group of government amendments. Amendments 393 and 394 authorise the interception of certain…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, ever since the Supreme Court ruled in the DPP v Ziegler in 2021, the state of public order and protest law in this country has been nothing less than a confused mess. As…13 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill13 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate, to those who have supported my amendments and even to noble Lords who disagreed with them, because this…13 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, my Amendment 370 would create an offence of intentionally causing disruption to road traffic infrastructure where the action in question affects multiple individuals or…13 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, this has been a short debate, but I am grateful to those noble Lords who have contributed and to my noble friend Lord Attlee for supporting my amendments. The police are…13 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, this is a very large grouping, and I shall be as brief as I possibly can, but there is quite a bit to cover. I support the principle behind Amendment 370A by the noble…13 Jan 2026HANSARDIslamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsThe United Arab Emirates is advising its students that British academic institutions are being used to radicalise students by Islamist groups with links to Iran. How concerned are…13 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, for tabling these stand part notices. However, we on these Benches are unable to support her as we have general…13 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill13 Jan 2026HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceMy Lords, following on from the last question, the Defending Democracy Taskforce has the explicit aim of protecting the democratic integrity of the United Kingdom. Given that…12 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, this has been an interesting short debate. I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this group of amendments, each of which addresses the issue of safety on our…07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for tabling this amendment. I know that the creation of a specific identity offence has been a long-standing concern of his,…07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, this group of amendments addresses an issue that will be immediately recognisable to many people across the country: the theft of essential equipment from those who rely…07 Jan 2026HANSARDShamima BegumMy Lords, the position of the Official Opposition is clear: it was a Conservative Government who stripped Shamima Begum of her citizenship, and it is our unequivocal view that she…07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, and my noble friend Lord Holmes of Richmond for tabling the amendments in this group. To start with Amendment 360, I welcome…07 Jan 2026