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HANSARDAsylum PolicyMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Gower, and I will try to answer his questions first of all. I am grateful for the welcome he gave to some of the…20 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum PolicyI am grateful for the noble Lord’s question. I take the view that the Government will determine ultimately which are safe countries. The Government will make that judgment. We are…20 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Hampton, and my noble friend Lady Armstrong of Hill Top for their amendments, and to the noble Lord, Lord Russell of Liverpool, for putting…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I cannot give the noble Baroness a date at the moment, but I will reflect on that with colleagues and return to her, because there are a number of other departmental…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill223: Clause 40, page 60, line 3, at end insert— “(1A) In subsection (1)(a) “offence” means an offence under the law of a part of the United Kingdom.” Member’s explanatory…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe noble Lord, Lord Russell, says “Cross-Bench”. I will take that as a bonus point for the Cross Benches. It is a noble approach to take towards the amendment. So I will not…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am glad that the noble Lord is relieved about that. The serious point here is that getting the defences and exemptions under which weapons may be legal to own, import or sell…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillIndeed. On reflection, I think I can tell the noble Lord, Lord Hacking, that his dirk is a dagger and therefore does not fall within the remit of the legislation proposed—I think…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I begin by, in part, sharing the aspirations of the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra. I agree with him. It is not shoplifting; it is shop theft. I agree with the noble Lord,…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThere is a genuine fear about what the response would be, and I understand that. The days when I—and potentially the noble Lord, Lord Randall—stopped a shop theft in a retail…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I confess that despite preparing for the debate on these amendments, I did not expect to venture into Glasgow razor crime in the 1950s, the use of Waterloo swords or,…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am grateful for the noble Lord’s comments, which I will respond to in a moment, but it is important that I clarify the point referred to by the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh. I…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI think I can say yes to both those points. If I cannot, I shall revert to her shortly.19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Davies, and I am genuinely sorry. I understand where he is coming from, and I am grateful to him and the Opposition Whips’ Office for giving…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, this is the first in a number of groups of government amendments. I apologise for the large number of amendments before the Committee today. Their core aim is to apply…19 Nov 2025