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HANSARDSouthport AttackMy noble friend is absolutely right. The 52 years is a minimum; it is a life sentence. Indeed, in his sentencing remarks, Justice Goose indicated that he felt that it was highly…06 Feb 2025HANSARDSouthport AttackI am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe; he brings immeasurable expertise in his contribution to this debate. I will say two things in response. First, the Prevent…06 Feb 2025HANSARDSouthport AttackI am grateful to the noble Lord and for the experience that he brings to this issue. He raised two points; I will first answer the latter one about the potential widening of the…06 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI am grateful to the noble Lords who have tabled these amendments because, self-evidently, they have generated a discussion on some important points. That is extremely valuable,…05 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillAgain, I am grateful to noble Lords. A range of amendments have been brought before the House and the nub of the arguments is about the threshold for qualifying premises. That…03 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I am grateful for this short debate on Amendment 1 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Gower. He was right, at the start, to remind us of the reason why this…03 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI accept that there will be requirements for guidance. Again, the purpose of the Government is to ensure that we have that guidance in place, and that will be circulated via the…03 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillSorry, I left north Wales at 7 am, so it has been a long day already. The noble Lord, Lord De Mauley, mentioned the figure of 800. Why have we come to our figure? I can make all…03 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI am grateful to my noble friend Lord Faulkner of Worcester, the noble Lord, Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay, and His Majesty’s Opposition’s Front-Bench spokesman, the noble Lord,…03 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI am grateful for the efforts of noble Lords in tabling the amendments we are considering and the points they have raised. The intention of the Bill is to provide a framework for…03 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillThe measures that we have accepted are part of the consultation that we have undertaken. The noble Lord was a Minister standing at this Dispatch Box in this department during the…03 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI am grateful to the noble and learned Lord. I have tried to impress on the Committee that we think that the type of circumstance that the noble and learned Lord has suggested is…03 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillThat was an interesting group. I thank noble Lords for tabling the amendments; they are worthy of discussion and I hope I can answer each point in turn. Essentially, there are two…03 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillThe noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, has made his case and I have made mine. His words are always worthy of examination, and that I will do.03 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI am again grateful to noble Lords for the constructive way in which they have approached the amendments before us. If I may, I shall start with Amendment 11, which is in the name…03 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillWe are trying not to define what “from time to time” is because, for example, if a premise on one day of the year met the threshold, that would be from time to time, or it might…03 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillWithout straying into other parts of the Bill, I would hope that people and premises that fall within scope of the Bill, be it a 200 or an 800 threshold, would have clarity over…03 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI thought the noble Lord mentioned 800.03 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI hope that I can help the noble Lord. There are two categories. There is a 200 threshold and an 800 threshold. If a premise crosses the 200 and/or the 800 threshold, it will be…03 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI should mention that, if this Bill receives Royal Assent, as I hope it will, then there is that potential two-year implementation period, and we will be looking clearly at…03 Feb 2025