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HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I support the Motion in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Nash. I have listened very carefully to my noble friend the Minister but have the greatest difficulty in…27 Apr 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I insist on continuing to speak and am very glad to have support from the Benches over there. I was comparing the House with the less proactive House 54 years ago and…27 Apr 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThank you very much.27 Apr 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThank you very much.27 Apr 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, when the noble Lord, Lord Nash, tabled his amendment at the first stage, when we were battling with the House of Commons on the drafting of the Bill, I gave him my…20 Apr 2026HANSARDKnife CrimeMy Lords, my noble friend the Minister has given a really scary figure of 16,000 knives having been confiscated—I take it that is what happened—as a result of stop and search. My…15 Apr 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, in speaking on the Motion that the Bill do now pass, I readily start with praise and thanks for my noble friend the Minister for her entire conduct on the Bill…17 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I am happy to disclose that I am being supported by the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, who has been kind enough to sign my amendment. I think it would be…10 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill10 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillI think I am allowed 15 minutes. The commissioner summarised her strategy in this excellent report. It is the protection of victims, and 724 have been supported. As a result of…10 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to my noble friend for her reply. She said that the Government are supportive of Justice and Care and the victim navigator scheme; the problem is that…10 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I am very sorry to interject at this stage, but I am a bit puzzled as to whether changing the rules of the Supreme Court will impact on county courts and magistrates’…10 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend Lady Chakrabarti and the three other noble Lords who signed Amendment 21. I also support Amendment 22. Concerning Amendment 21, mention has…10 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillSurely the police will go ahead with the arrest and then the courts will decide whether there was a reasonable excuse.09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, this is indeed Report and I have a great deal of sympathy with the amendments that the noble Lord, Lord Marks, spoke to. I also take the point of the noble Baroness,…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, before we go through the listed amendments, I would be grateful if I could make a short intervention.04 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, when I say that I will be brief, I will be very brief. I have listened carefully to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier. He is quite right in his observations, and…11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillAs my noble friend will recall, I raised this issue at Second Reading. I support Amendment 14, in the names of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen, and the noble Lord, Lord…09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillIf I understood my noble friend correctly, the protected steps order can be made only if Clause 3 is activated, and there is no discretion in the Crown Court to make a prohibited…09 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I shall speak on Amendment 469, and I have listened with great care to the persuasive argument presented by my noble friend Lady Chakrabarti and by the noble and learned…05 Feb 2026