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HANSARDGolders Green Ambulance AttackMy Lords, on behalf of His Majesty’s Official Opposition I too express my absolute horror at the antisemitic arson attack in Golders Green, which was an abhorrent attack on…26 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friends Lady Owen of Alderley Edge and Lady Bertin, and the Minister, for their amendments. As my noble friend Lady Bertin said, her amendments were…25 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, this has been an incredibly long time coming. This Bill has endured 15 days in Committee and six days on Report in your Lordships’ House. It has been a mammoth of a…25 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, both the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, and the Government are trying to solve the same problem, but with different solutions. I have to say that I find both solutions…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friends Lady Neville-Rolfe and Lord Jackson of Peterborough for tabling this amendment and the noble Earl, Lord Russell, for adding his name to it. It…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillWell, we have certainly heard one very powerful elucidation of why Clause 212 should be removed from the Bill. In essence, my concern is that this clause grants a foreign court a…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, for tabling Amendment 441, which would raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12. This issue was debated at…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the noble Lord, Lord Carter of Haslemere, and indeed the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, for their contributions. I will not detain the House for long, as we have heard two…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, Amendment 441E, standing in my name, was brought about after the recent case of Mark Hehir. Mr Hehir was the bus driver who courageously took it upon himself to assist…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I will be brief in reiterating that I support the aims of the noble Earl, Lord Russell, and the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, but we cannot support these…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Amendment 422C seeks a review of the proscription status of Iran-related entities within one month of the date on which the Act is passed. As I said previously and…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I shall be extremely brief. I thank the noble Baroness for her amendment. As I said in Committee, I firmly support her in seeking to amend the emulation requirement in…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, this is a very large and wide-ranging group of amendments, all relating to varying aspects of the law on terrorism and the proscription of terrorist groups. Given the…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his response. I hear what he says about shopkeepers, but this amendment is about a simple principle: those who act in good faith to prevent…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, my Amendment 394 seeks a presumption against prosecution for alleged conduct by authorised firearms officers. I really think that we owe it to firearms officers, who…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Doocey, for bringing back her Amendment 398. We broadly supported the intention behind her amendment in Committee, and we echo that…11 Mar 2026