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HANSARDRough SleepingMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Roberts, raised a point about the Vagrancy Act, which is often a point of contention with the police and those who live on the street. Can the…01 Apr 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I am going to say some contradictory things on this amendment—I have spent a career doing that, so it is perhaps not that unusual. Fundamentally, I think we probably…26 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillI am minded to support the amendment, because the case is a good one for shop workers. I just wonder whether, if the Government are not minded to support an explicit…26 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I also spoke in Committee. I cannot agree with the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, as he is aware. I come from a similar background and do not have the same experience of…26 Feb 2019HANSARDPolice: Recruitment and RetentionMy Lords, I support the bid from the noble Baroness, Lady Lawrence, to increase the recruitment of minority-ethnic officers. By the time I left the Met, one in three of our…12 Feb 2019HANSARDSocial Media: Online AnonymityMy Lords, could we return to the issue of policing resources, which was alluded to earlier? There are two areas which have serious concerns for the police and also, therefore,…06 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I support the amendment although I note that the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, in objecting to it, said that he would support some form of order if not this particular one,…06 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, said that because I had made a suggestion about how the amendment might be improved, it indicated a lack of consultation. In fact, one of…06 Feb 2019