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HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI entirely agree. If you are able to say to a relative, “We are aware of a call and we know the content but we cannot tell you what was said”, you can start to fill that gap,…24 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, I rise to support Amendment 147 from the noble Lord, Lord Hain. In passing, it might be worth mentioning that I am open-minded about whether this Bill should progress. I…24 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, I rise briefly to support the amendments. First, I was struck during the debate by this distinction between investigations and reviews. Everyone agrees that…24 Jan 2023HANSARDPolice and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Code A) Order 2022My Lords, I support broadly targeting those convicted of carrying knives, because it seems to follow the evidence we have. Repeat offenders, repeat locations and repeat victims…10 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Services: Workforce (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Armstrong, for her chairing of our committee, her patience and her common sense in building our at times passionate arguments into an…16 Dec 2022HANSARDSolihull MurdersMy Lords, police attendance on a crime-by-crime basis is a difficult thing to sustain. The police should attend all reports of crime if the victim wants them to or if it is a very…23 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI thank the noble Lord, Lord Hain, for the opportunity to intervene. It was merely on his point about Operation Kenova which, as he said, has gained widespread support. It…23 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I rise briefly to support Clause 9. During this debate, I found myself challenged by our preference for not regarding this as a surrogate for talking about whether…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, the Bill presents a dilemma that we have faced over many years, as many have said. In a democracy that allows the right to protest, when, if at all, does that protest…01 Nov 2022HANSARDPolice National ComputerMy Lords, I declare my interests, and I support the noble Lord, Lord Harris. The emergency services network is technology rather than IT. Not only is it five years delayed, but I…24 Oct 2022HANSARDChild Vulnerability (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Wyld, and to speak this evening on the committee’s report. I mention my non-executive directorship of the Cabinet…11 Jul 2022HANSARDLive Facial Recognition: Police GuidanceMy Lords, I generally support the extension of facial recognition technology, although I take the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, that it needs serious…04 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraine: War Crimes AllegationsMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the publication today of the pictures and name of the colonel named within the latest atrocities is a good development that might start to…04 Apr 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I suggest that noble Lords may want to follow Sheffield Wednesday because, if you lived anywhere near the ground, you would never be disturbed by much noise from the…22 Mar 2022HANSARDSanctionsMy Lords, I am no lawyer, but it seems that this is an illegal war. We have used sanctions, properly, to try to influence a Government and a country to stop invading another…01 Mar 2022HANSARDRape TrialsMy Lords, what are the chances of investigating and prosecuting serious sexual offences when 70% of victims are regarded at the time of the attack as vulnerable, sometimes due to…25 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I suspect I am going to be in a small minority of people who are supporting the Government tonight. Regardless of that, I think the police should have an opportunity to…17 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I have not thought an awful lot about this, but the principle, which seems unarguable, is that police officers should have a duty of candour. They are not the only ones…17 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillIf someone is stopped and searched without good cause, either maliciously or for any other reason, I do not care whether they were a criminal in the past or a good person; it is a…17 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I support the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, as I have from the beginning, as a layman who does not understand an awful lot about interpreting standards but does…12 Jan 2022