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HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I am really concerned about these child protection teams. Well-intended as they are, as the noble Baroness, Lady O’Neill, has explained, there are some dangers in the…22 May 2025HANSARDPensioners: ShopliftingMy Lords, I think the Government’s plan is a good one; there is nothing wrong with the plan. What has happened over the years is that we used to get reports of shoplifting only…15 May 2025HANSARDE-scooters: InsuranceMy Lords, I fear that the Minister will have even more questions. I have just managed to secure an Oral Question on 10 June about exactly this issue. I wonder whether, in between,…14 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, my amendment is supported by the noble Lords, Lord Paddick and Lord Evans, for which I am grateful. The amendment seeks to add special constables to the group of people…13 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Katz, and his colleagues for providing the meeting earlier for me and the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, and for the time they took, on a long…13 May 2025HANSARDUncollected Financial PenaltiesMy Lords, it has always been a challenge to collect fines, because they are often imposed on people who cannot pay them. One of the areas in which progress can be made is criminal…13 May 2025HANSARDUncollected Financial PenaltiesThis is not for themselves but for the purpose for which they were formed.13 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 134 from the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson. She has highlighted that there is a glaring gap in our welfare system. It fails to provide adequate,…13 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill13 May 2025HANSARDPolice: Stop and SearchMy Lords, there are two things that the Government might consider to help police improve the efficacy of stop and search. This relates also to the next Question from the noble…06 May 2025HANSARDFemale Genital MutilationMy Lords, are there not serious issues in these investigations that the noble Lord, Lord Dobbs, quite rightly pointed out? Obviously, many of the mutilations are arranged by…25 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]Not surprised when that does not happen. There is something within us that is very hard. The most obvious thing a football fan could do would be to stop going to the games to…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I will support the amendment from the noble Baroness, Lady Jones. The noble Lord, Lord Pannick, makes a substantial point about why in law it probably will not really…11 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I support the principle behind terms, but I cannot support and would not vote for any of these amendments. The idea behind terms is a great one because it limits our…10 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraine (International Relations and Defence Committee Report)My Lords, I speak not as an expert in any of the military or diplomatic matters that noble Lords have spoken about but as someone with some experience in security and a growing…06 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraine (International Relations and Defence Committee Report)We probably ought to name one of them after him. But they do not grow on trees; they do not arrive in do-it-yourself kits and Amazon has no Prime delivery options. It takes a…06 Mar 2025HANSARDTheft of Mobile TelephonesMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Doocey, is right, that design is the way to prevent the thing, once stolen, being valuable, so that there is therefore no point in stealing it.…04 Mar 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI support what the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, and the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Manchester have said about Amendment 25. This needs consistency. The danger, as well…04 Mar 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill04 Mar 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, I beg to move the manuscript amendment standing in my name on the Order Paper. I will be quite brief and I do not intend to push it to a vote. My reason for bringing the…04 Mar 2025