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HANSARDMuslim BrotherhoodAgain, I say to the noble Lord that a wide range of offences and powers can be used to counter the threat from extremism, including any attempts by the Muslim Brotherhood to take…05 Jan 2026HANSARDMuslim BrotherhoodAgain, I say to the noble Baroness that the Government keep all organisations under review and make assessments accordingly. For example, as she will know, we took the difficult…05 Jan 2026HANSARDMuslim BrotherhoodPresident Trump is responsible for the policy of the United States. The noble Lord will know that, before Christmas, the United States produced a document on its approach to…05 Jan 2026HANSARDMuslim BrotherhoodThe Charity Commission has monitored, is monitoring and will continue to monitor the performance of any organisation that meets charitable objectives. I know it is already…05 Jan 2026HANSARDMuslim BrotherhoodIt is the Government’s long-standing position not to comment on the detail of security and intelligence matters, including whether or not a specific organisation is being…05 Jan 2026HANSARDMuslim BrotherhoodI am grateful to the noble Lord to be able to say that we are not an outlier. I am replying regarding the position on proscription. The Trump Administration’s report has not yet…05 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames, for returning to this issue. I give him credit for his persistence. I welcome the support for these measures from…17 Dec 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyThe noble Lord raises an important issue, and it goes back to the point the noble Baroness made. I cannot give too much detail today, but the issue of forced marriage that that he…17 Dec 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyIf the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, will forgive me, I did not catch the first part of her question because of the competing noises. If she is saying that an…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, there is a case to be made that if, on several occasions, members of the Conservative Party have used the same argument in government, my noble friends in the Labour…17 Dec 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyI cannot comment today on the funding aspect—that will become clear over time—but let me assure the noble Baroness that the issue of domestic violence in minority ethnic groups is…17 Dec 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyI am grateful to the noble Lord. I said on 27 November that the strategy would be published soon, and I think 18 December is soon. It will be published tomorrow. I know that…17 Dec 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyThe noble Baroness is absolutely right, and she will know that my colleagues in the Ministry of Justice, who are responsible for the prosecution element, are going to review this…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I confess that when I woke up this morning I did not anticipate having a discussion about Thames Valley Police and a gay horse. Such is political life on the Government…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Llanfaes, for tabling the amendments and explaining them, and for the support given to her by my noble friends Lady Chakrabarti…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am grateful to the noble Baroness for that, and I hope I can give her assurance. My honourable friend Jess Phillips is the Minister directly responsible for the violence against…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am grateful to the noble Lord. As ever, we will reflect on what has been said. The judgment we have made is as in the clauses before this House, as introduced and supported by…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe Government are keen to discourage racial abuse against individuals who are doing their job, and that is what Clauses 107 to 109 do. The clauses set out in legislation a broad…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI do not think I am being illiberal, although I accept that the noble Baroness may have a different view on that. Later in the consideration of amendments, we will come to those…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI will come back to that point in a moment. I think the noble Lord is trying to inject a slight bit of topicality into a different argument, but I respect his opportunities in…17 Dec 2025