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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady McIntosh of Pickering for her clause stand part notice. On behalf of the Opposition Front Bench, we support Clause 106. As was set out in…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, the amendments in this group consider a highly important issue that requires the utmost consideration, so I thank noble Lords who have contributed thus far. We support…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly to this group of amendments tabled by the Government and to Amendment 337A tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Hampton. Amendment 337 provides Northern…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly to the amendments in this group concerning the important issue of child abduction. I am very grateful to noble Lords for their contributions this…15 Dec 2025HANSARDGrooming Gangs: Independent InquiryMy Lords, this has been a long time coming. In a series of events that have spanned the entire year, the Government have finally taken the first steps towards establishing the…11 Dec 2025HANSARDFacial Recognition Technology: SafeguardsMy Lords, recognising what the Minister said about consultation, I ask him what the Government’s strategy is for a rollout of facial recognition in the UK. Do they have plans to…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, Amendment 289 is a probing amendment through which I am seeking the Government’s justification for the substantial prejudice provision in Clause 82. By way of…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I shall be very brief in my response. As I say, this was a probing amendment, and I am grateful to those noble Lords who have contributed to this short debate. I thank…09 Dec 2025HANSARDAngiolini InquiryMy Lords, I am sure I join the whole House in welcoming the publication of the first report of part 2 of the Angiolini Inquiry. It is a report that no one wished would ever be…08 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, this is an important issue that I know there is cross-party support for, and I am largely supportive of the intentions behind the amendments in this group. The first of…27 Nov 2025HANSARDViolence Against Women and GirlsMy Lords, the CPS has published its Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy 2025-2030 , and indeed the previous Government published their violence against women and girls…27 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Brown of Silvertown, for introducing this large group of amendments. As noble Lords will appreciate, many of the amendments before us…27 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Armstrong of Hill Top, for bringing forward this important amendment. It speaks to an issue that has been much discussed during…27 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Randall of Uxbridge for bringing forward this important amendment. It would ensure that this House does not overlook emerging and…27 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, it has been five months since the National Audit o n Group- b ased Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse , undertaken by the noble Baroness, Lady Casey, was published. I…27 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed to this extremely important debate, particularly the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, and my noble friend Lord Nash for…27 Nov 2025HANSARDWest Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv FansMy Lords, I am very pleased to hear that the Policing Minister has written to the chief constable for an explanation. Like all noble Lords, I am sure, I look forward to hearing…26 Nov 2025HANSARDVisas: Highly Skilled PeopleMy Lords, following up on my noble friend Lord Hintze’s question, can the Minister—who has already addressed the economic impact of high skilled visas—say what the economic impact…26 Nov 2025HANSARDMigration: Settlement PathwayMy Lords, this is the second set of changes to immigration policy announced this year, on top of the Bill we have just passed, and the changes to the asylum system; it is fair to…25 Nov 2025