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HANSARDUnite the Kingdom MarchThe right to criticise religion is perfectly acceptable and in order. But again, I put it to the noble Lord that those rights to criticise also come with responsibilities. There…20 May 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechIt is a pleasure to be able to wind up this aspect of the gracious Speech and to listen to the contributions that have been made over the six or so hours that we have had of this…18 May 2026HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025Well, I have to say to the noble Baroness that I cannot give any assurances on potentially what will happen against any site. What I can say is that those who have a…28 Apr 2026HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025The noble Baroness is revisiting areas that we discussed during the passage of the legislation, on which I gave, I hope, clear answers. The statutory guidance—which I do not have…28 Apr 2026HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025Those who commit those types of offences do not fall within the remit of Martyn’s law, but they do fall within the remit of other criminal justice legislation. If individuals…28 Apr 2026HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025Again, we had full and good exchanges on this when the Bill came before this House and the House of Commons. I explained then, as I will explain now, that the impact assessment…28 Apr 2026HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025Since Royal Assent, the Government have undertaken a range of implementation activities, including communication and engagement, to prepare those in scope for the commencement of…28 Apr 2026HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025My noble friend is absolutely right that the threat picture is complex: it is changing and there are evolving and enduring threats appearing at all times. The Government will…28 Apr 2026HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025The Martyn’s law provisions, which were passed by both Houses of Parliament, set two tiers of organisation. The first tier, with around 155,000 premises in scope, is called the…28 Apr 2026HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025We were very clear when the legislation was passed that we needed to have a period of implementation for a number of reasons, not least so that small and medium-sized…28 Apr 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI have already spoken to Motion B. I beg to move. Motion B1 (as an amendment to Motion B)27 Apr 2026HANSARDStudent VisasI am grateful to the noble Lord. He will know that the Government are taking extremely serious action on the removal of people who do not have the right to be here. That involves…27 Apr 2026HANSARDAntisemitic AttacksSelf-evidently, at times, the Muslim Brotherhood undertakes activity that directs antisemitism. That is not acceptable. I was not a Minister when the report was received from Sir…27 Apr 2026HANSARDAntisemitic AttacksThe title of the Statement is what it is because my honourable friend the Security Minister wanted to make a Statement to the House of Commons straight after the events just over…27 Apr 2026HANSARDAntisemitic AttacksI welcome the noble Lord’s comments. The vast majority of people who follow the religion of Islam want to live in a cohesive, co-ordinated society where everybody accepts,…27 Apr 2026HANSARDAntisemitic AttacksOn the first point that the noble Baroness mentioned, the question of hate marches, as I said in my earlier contribution, the Government have passed the Crime and Policing Bill,…27 Apr 2026HANSARDAntisemitic AttacksI am grateful to my noble friend, whose point goes to the heart of intelligence-led policing. We need to look, through intelligence and the security services, who do a great job,…27 Apr 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendments 439E and 439F and do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 439C and 439D.27 Apr 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am not quite sure whether the noble Lord intends to press his Motion or not.27 Apr 2026HANSARDStudent VisasMy noble friend has been a constant advocate of tackling fraud in the system, and I pay tribute to his work on that. We keep this under review at all times. It is in nobody’s…27 Apr 2026