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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to the amendments I propose. There are three sets affecting two themes. Amendment 343 is about the registration scheme for cyclists, and the two other…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, broadly, I support these amendments. I would have thought the Government would welcome all of them, because they seem quite common sense. They are quite tactical at…25 Feb 2026HANSARDBetter Prisons: Less Crime (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, having just joined the Justice and Home Affairs Committee, I support this report and particularly commend the noble Lord, Lord Foster, for the way he introduced it. I…12 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, first, I ought to say how I approach this debate. I had not intended to speak. The issue—passionate though people feel about it on both sides of the argument—is one that…02 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Police ServiceMy Lords, I support the White Paper. I think it is the right broad direction and it is decisive. As the noble Lord, Lord McCabe, indicated, it has been tried before and we did not…28 Jan 2026HANSARDNational Police ServiceMy Lords—28 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe noble Lord, Lord Davies, makes a really good point: are we training our managers and supervisors to recognise the signs? For good reasons, occupational health units keep all…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the Minister for such a constructive response and of course I thank everyone for their support. The noble Lord, Lord Bach, made a point that I had not made in my speech…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I rise to support and move the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Bailey, to which I have added my name. I also support the other two amendments in this…27 Jan 2026HANSARDNumber Plates Intended to Defeat Enforcement CamerasMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Snape, raised a really good point, together with others. The ANPR system is very good. It is fixed in various places around the country, it is also…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillIt is certainly a first for me. I thank the Minister for his reply and other people for their comments. I thought I might make only a couple of points in response. I indicated…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillBefore the noble and learned Lord sits down, may I ask him this? I respect his opinion, for obvious reasons, but one issue he did not address—it was one of my arguments for why…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I oppose the stand part notices and support the Government in their clauses. I have heard the proposers of the stand part notices make much of what is a relatively weak…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI will conclude. I wonder whether, in the review, the Government could consider this sequential decision-making, which I do not think helps speed. Thirdly, if they are really…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Bailey, has made a good suggestion with this amendment. He makes the broad point that the police misconduct process takes far too long, and I agree.…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I have added my name to this amendment because we need to move on from the recording of non-crime hate incidents by removing them altogether from police systems.…20 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI know, but I have waited all day as well.20 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am generally with the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, and we have done an awful lot together to look at cyclists being held more accountable. On this, however, I…20 Jan 2026