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HANSARDPostmasters with Overturned Convictions: Settlement FundsI, like everyone else, pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Arbuthnot, for the work he has done. I also acknowledge, as he has done, that this is significant, because it means that…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am sorry to interrupt again, but when that has been done, what is the next stage?15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillHaving very kindly accepted that the maximum is wrong, the Minister’s only point appears to be that it would put it out of sync with these others. What work is being done in the…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillUnder the data protection legislation, whether or not to disclose the information depends in part on its necessity and proportionality, which is a balancing act. I think the noble…08 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillIs that separate from the words in brackets?08 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillIs the Minister saying—I take Clause 9(5)(a) as an example—that, when considering necessity and proportionality under the data protection legislation, the existence of this power…08 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThis is pretty shocking. There is a lot of support for the principle that the amendment could be so much better if it could be debated. I completely understand the noble Lord’s…08 Dec 2021HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeMy Lords, I was incredibly struck by a point the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, made. He said that there is a legitimate choice to be made between whether it is the Leader of the House…01 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford, for moving this amendment. I had not realised, until he mentioned it, his own critical role in the constitution of the UK…24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, for the clarity with which she has put this forward. The driving force behind this amendment is Marie McCourt whose…24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillTo pick up on that last remark, the Government are going to withdraw the new amendments—so how will they regard Report? Will it be treated like a Committee stage?24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, before my noble friend Lady Blake comes to move her Amendment 292H, everybody will have seen what the plans are for today by looking at the groupings. They basically…24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI apologise for interrupting. We have had an hour and 19 minutes on this, but the answer that the Minister gave on the problems with Amendment 320, to which I have put my name,…24 Nov 2021HANSARDAge of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2021I am grateful to the Minister for introducing this instrument so clearly. We support it in the context of increasing the age of criminal responsibility from eight to 12. It is…23 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThe reason I did not tell noble Lords why I strongly supported all these amendments was because I made a mistake and did not realise that they were in the same group until the…22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI apologise for interrupting, but is it right that those existing sexual offences all require the victims in “sex for rent” cases to be characterised as engaging in prostitution?22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillHow can the Minister tell when I am wearing my mask?22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThese important amendments deal with the attempts to make this Bill a reset as far as violence against women and girls is concerned. They create a number of new offences and…22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillBefore the noble Baroness sits down, may I ask a question? Her amendment refers to every court or tribunal. Knowing how the courts are operating, for example, in family law, the…22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, this is a completely different topic. Amendment 269 would “ensure that bereaved persons and core participants at inquests and public inquiries received legal aid…22 Nov 2021