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HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill25 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, we have come to the first of two groups containing a large number of government amendments. I find myself having to express my strong frustration and disappointment with…25 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I too thank the Minister for bringing forward these amendments. These measures were rightly pressed for in Committee by my noble friend Lord Brady of Altrincham, so I am…25 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, in Committee, I asked the Government to withdraw their amendments that permitted them to require by regulations the use of digital ID for age verification for the online…25 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillIt is a comparison.25 Feb 2026HANSARDSecurity of Candidates, MPs and ElectionsMy Lords, total security of candidates and MPs can never be achieved, no matter how many new laws the Government introduce. Most concerning is the recommendation, in the report of…12 Feb 2026HANSARDLife Sciences: BeaglesMy Lords, having recently debated the life sciences sector and being aware of how crucial it is, not only for our economy but for our national security, we know that much of the…09 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, this has been a genuinely interesting debate. The amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, would raise the age of criminal responsibility in…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, we thank the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for his amendments and the importance that he has obviously placed on the right to privacy of the general public. I support…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Cromwell, for tabling his amendment. We entirely understand the intention behind it and support its aim. In government, we gave police…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble and learned friend Lord Garnier for bringing forward this amendment and for the care and intellectual rigour with which he has set out the case…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am grateful to the noble and learned Baroness for that. I do not dispute that fact; I quite accept it. There are rare but tragic cases, such as the murder of James Bulger, where…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, for tabling this amendment and the noble Earl, Lord Russell, and the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, this is a short and uncontroversial amendment. The 15 days in Committee we have had on the Bill have been a very long but important process, and I thank all the noble…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, for tabling this clause stand part notice. I would like to add my reservations about this clause. First, I am concerned that…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, it might not surprise the Committee to hear that I do not support this amendment and I am sure I will find myself making the same arguments as the Minister when he…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am not saying that at all. We all recognise that things have gone wrong, but what I say generally is that this type of policing—indeed, quite a number of aspects of policing—is…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillAgain, I would have to have a look at that before I give an answer. I am very happy to discuss it with the noble Baroness.05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am not entirely sure that I know all the facts of that case, so I am probably not qualified to answer that question. I spent my job putting people behind bars, not defending…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillTrust in the police in this area is essential. I am not sure I quite get the gist of what the noble Baroness is asking, but I am very happy to discuss it outside the Chamber…05 Feb 2026