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HANSARDCovid-19: PCR and Lateral Flow Test ProvidersMy Lords, in answering the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, the Minister referred to the fact that 100 companies had been removed from the list, presumably by his department or NHS Test…13 Dec 2021HANSARDCovid-19: National MemorialMy Lords, I am not sure that the noble Lord fully answered the question from my noble friend Lady McIntosh. If we are to be prepared for this eventuality, are we preparing…08 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I have listened to this with great fascination. I am afraid that the Chief Whip is being slightly disingenuous. He says that all this time has been spent in Committee in…24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice: RecruitsMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Blunkett highlighted the fact that this welcome uplift will bring police numbers nearly back to the level they were at before this Government cut…28 Oct 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Plan BMy Lords, the Minister keeps referring to plan B, but he has not answered the fundamental question that my noble friend Lord Rooker raised. This Government have too often in the…20 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice: Body-worn VideosMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for that response. She said that the Government want police forces to be “proactive”, but the reality is that it is the work of a…07 Jul 2021HANSARDPolice: Body-worn VideosTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made on enabling the police to release material from body-worn videos in a timely fashion following an incident.07 Jul 2021HANSARDPolice: Body-worn VideosMy Lords, I refer to my policing interests as declared in the register and beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper.07 Jul 2021HANSARDDaniel Morgan Independent Panel ReportMy Lords, I refer again to my policing interests as set out in the register. The finding of institutional corruption is uniquely serious, but two issues are being conflated. The…22 Jun 2021HANSARDLaw Enforcement Agencies: Duty of CandourMy Lords, I refer to my policing interests in the register. I campaigned for a duty of candour in the NHS. My review, Changing Prisons, Saving Lives , recommended a similar duty…22 Jun 2021HANSARDPublic Representatives: Online AbuseMy Lords, this is not just about MPs, of course. When I was a council leader—admittedly, before social media—receiving abuse and violent threats was common. One individual pursued…16 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Proof of VaccinationMy Lords, I refer to my interests in the register. It sounds as though what you really need is a secure card that proves your identity and has important information uploaded to…14 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: PovertySo we have to wait for a cross-ministerial board; that will really make a difference. Overall, the Government’s record has been appalling. Improvements in life expectancy, which…27 May 2021HANSARDDigital Identification ProtocolIt is increasingly important for all of us as citizens to be able to simply and securely verify our identity to others and, likewise, that we can always have confidence that the…20 May 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentThe Minister said that the Horizon IT system had “real problems”. That is a huge understatement, given the misery caused to hundreds of sub-postmasters who had been serving their…28 Apr 2021HANSARDMobile Telephones: Public Emergency Alert SystemTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in introducing a public emergency alert system using mobile telephones.21 Apr 2021HANSARDMobile Telephones: Public Emergency Alert SystemMy Lords, I draw attention to my interests in the register and beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper.21 Apr 2021HANSARDMobile Telephones: Public Emergency Alert SystemMy Lords, the Cabinet Office successfully tested the use of emergency text alerts in 2013. Last month, according to the Daily Telegraph , a cell broadcasting system was trialled…21 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Impact on the Prison SystemThis month, the director of public health for Derbyshire confirmed that high rates of Covid infection in the dales are entirely attributable to the significant outbreak at HMP…22 Mar 2021HANSARDPolice: Sarah Everard VigilsMy Lords, I draw attention to my interest in the register and beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper.17 Mar 2021