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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am sorry to interrupt the Minister. In previous Bills, the Department for Transport has made exactly the point that he is making, which is that a strategy is coming.…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I support all three amendments, particularly the one tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Shinkwin. I have tabled amendments with general concerns about cyclists putting…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, on the point about the prohibition that might come from the Sentencing Bill, is the danger that unless the sentencing guidelines shift to reflect that new piece of…15 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI will speak to my Amendments 341A to 341D, 342A to 342F, 346A, 346B and 498A, and I thank the noble Lord, Lord McColl, the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, and the noble Lord,…15 Dec 2025HANSARDWest Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv MatchMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, is right to raise this issue, because I have become confused about the source and quality of the intelligence, and the decision-making…11 Dec 2025HANSARDFacial Recognition Technology: SafeguardsMy Lords, the Court of Appeal has decided that the use of facial recognition is lawful. Equally, and to reassure everybody, the Minister is probably right to have a consultation.…09 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillI understand why we have all got a problem with the size of the prison population. Generally, we could be safer if there were fewer people in prison. Many of them have probably…26 Nov 2025HANSARDSentencing BillThe noble Lord, Lord Jackson, is quite right. In fact, that is one thing I would mention to the Minister about the risk, because judges will try to do what is best. They are not…26 Nov 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, I want to reassure the noble Lord, Lord Foster, that I was not a co-author of this Bill; it is entirely the responsibility of the Government. I was merely saying I had a…26 Nov 2025HANSARDSentencing BillThat is probably for the Minister. I say only that I fundamentally agree with the noble and right reverend Lord, but discretion for judges has of course been limited in some ways.…26 Nov 2025HANSARDNon-Crime Hate IncidentsMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Young, and I, have tabled an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill to try to remove non-crime hate incidents. I understand why the Minister has…24 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the Minister for both the tone and the content of his response. I agree with him entirely that the main purpose is to keep people safe, and I would never want to do…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 211, 212, 213 and 214 in my name and that of the noble Lord, Lord Lucas. I am grateful to the noble Lord for his support in these amendments.…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill19 Nov 2025HANSARDPolice ReformMy Lords, the Government have done the right thing in removing PCCs. That said, some of them were very good and they sometimes made some good decisions. However, interestingly, as…18 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, in addressing Motion C, I thank the Government for their amendment. The noble Lord, Lord Katz, in particular, has been very patient and has provided us with his time. He…28 Oct 2025HANSARDNon-crime Hate IncidentsMy Lords, rather than waiting for the National Police Chiefs’ Council and College of Policing review, is it not time that Parliament made a decision on this issue? The danger is…27 Oct 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I broadly support the Bill, as there is an awful lot in it to be commended. I would not agree with everything that the Liberal Democrats have said about access to more…16 Oct 2025HANSARDPolice: Vetting, Training and DisciplineMy Lords, first, the noble Lord, Lord Bird, made an interesting point and, although I support the Minister’s response about class, to get more people from different classes to…16 Oct 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I support the amendment of the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins. She has been consistent in arguing for this with various Governments, and I would like to be consistent in…13 Oct 2025