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HANSARDPublic Order BillAnd how is an officer to know?07 Feb 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMistakes are made; people are arrested wrongly. The police find acute problem-solving solutions when everyone else talks about “in six months’ time”. Someone has to make a…07 Feb 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I do not support the amendment, and I do this at some danger, because one of my roommates in the Lords is proposing it. I do not support it for a reason of principle and…07 Feb 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I broadly support the position of having stop and search with cause, although I know that some would not agree with that, but the Government have to think carefully…07 Feb 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMay I respond to the noble Baroness, because I think she misrepresented what I said? I think I said that the officer would be intervening because of criminal behaviour, not…07 Feb 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillI have.07 Feb 2023HANSARDCCTVMy Lords, I agree with what the noble Lord, Lord Reid, said and what the original questioner said, which is that this is probably not a bad time to think seriously about the…02 Feb 2023HANSARDUrgent and Emergency Care Recovery PlanMy Lords, I sat with the noble Baroness, Lady Armstrong, on the Public Services Committee for that report. Two things were left with me; they follow up on the point from the noble…02 Feb 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: CriminalityMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, is quite right to raise the urgency of these terrible cases. Will the Minister reassure us that the review being carried out will consider…01 Feb 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, I just want to comment on a small but important point that the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan, made; I wondered whether the Minister would like to respond to it. The noble…31 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I would like to think about how we got here. First, there has been a series of events over the past few years during which people criticised the police, the CPS and the…30 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillI thank the noble Lord for giving way. I understand the point he makes about the possibility of making the argument, but is his argument that the best place to have that debate—I…30 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillI accept that point and I would of course never tangle with a lawyer. However, I am just saying that at an intuitive level, even describing something as “more than minor” may be a…30 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy final point is that although I cannot support the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, for the reasons I have explained, I support the amendment of the noble and learned…30 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillBut the protesters could leave. It is in their gift—I think.30 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillThat is what the amendment says: “prolonged”. Who is going to decide? The noble Lord, Lord Paddick, made this point: people may have lost confidence in the police, for reasons…30 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillThe noble Baroness makes a good point. I was going to come on to a point that she made, but the point the police are making is that, if there is a lack of precision around…30 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillNearly. Pollution kills people but we are not trying to legalise unlawful killing. One could pursue that argument to its logical extent, but I do not accept that someone…30 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillI am sorry—I was looking at my notes and missed that. Would it be terrible if the noble Baroness repeated it, so that I can properly respond?30 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I support the amendment from the noble Baroness, Lady Sugg, to which I have added my name. I do not support the review in the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Farmer.…30 Jan 2023