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HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for their contributions to the debate, including the noble Baronesses, Lady Thornton and Lady Barker, in particular, my noble friend Lord Cameron and…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI have not finished yet. Standing Order 29 does not apply in respect of the ability for a Member individually—02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillAs the noble Lord has specifically challenged me on that issue, the point that was raised in earlier groups was that for government Bills there is an impact assessment, an…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI have never committed murder or been a hangman, but I can take a view on capital punishment from a moral view. To disaggregate people and their right or obligation to comment on…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, before I discuss the substance of the amendments in this group, including my Amendment 461F, I want to make a brief observation. In my experience, both in the other…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am taking an intervention. I was more than happy to take an intervention from the newly minted noble Lord, Lord Doyle, but on the basis that wiser and better heads have…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe simple point is that if Clause 191 is incorporated into the Bill, we will have a situation where many more women are under threat of coercion and many more women will face…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI hear what the noble Baroness is saying. Is she aware that the World Health Organization defines a safe abortion as “meaning that they are carried out using a method recommended…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillIf the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, will forgive me, I did not quite hear the last part of her question.02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I know the hour is late, and it might be as well to record for posterity that a number of us were prevailed upon to regroup our degrouped amendments to keep the number…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe noble Lord makes a very reasonable case, but is it not really an issue of proportionality and balance? He talks about the level of distress but did not really answer the…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, that is a very brief response from the Minister. I do not think the two amendments that I put to the Committee at this late hour are mutually exclusive—they are…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am very grateful for that guidance, and I apologise for starting to accept what I am sure would have been a sparkling intervention from the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, before the noble Baroness sits down, I fail to understand the logic of both the noble Baronesses, Lady Thornton and Lady Barker, in setting their face against collecting…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I promise I did not allocate the amendments in these groups, so I am sorry if noble Lords have had enough of me. In fact, I have had enough of me today—but we are on the…02 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I beg the indulgence of the Committee to raise what I think is an important point; I hope the Committee does not think it pedantic. I had not intended to speak but was…30 Jan 2026HANSARDUK-EU Customs UnionMy Lords, Brexit was a traumatic episode for our Liberal Democrat friends, but it happened in 2016. British people voted to take back control of our economy, our laws and our…29 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I shall speak to my Amendments 223 to 226, and your Lordships’ House will remember that we debated the issue in these amendments in June of last year. The amendments…28 Jan 2026