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HANSARDILO Convention 190When it comes to talking about backlogs and underfunding in our criminal justice system, in fact our whole justice system, it takes a certain amount of chutzpah from those on the…26 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for the insightful debate today. As they know, the Government remain neutral on the principle of assisted dying and on the passage of this Bill.…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillTo repeat—and I hope this helps—the Government do not see any major workability concerns. Our concern is specifically with the drafting, in that it uses different language from…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, for tabling these amendments. I note his wish to keep this brief so that we can move on to a later group to discuss the issues that he…23 Jan 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank noble Lords for their considered contributions on the motivation for assisted dying. Before I go into the meat of my comments, I join the noble Lord, Lord Kamall, in…23 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Doocey, for explaining the rationale behind her amendment, which would require that a comprehensive national plan to improve…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI will certainly defer to the noble Baroness’s knowledge of the Procurement Bill because I think it went through the House before I was in the House. I am happy to share what…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillA range of use is made by police forces at individual force level. Each force makes operationally independent decisions as to what tools they test or deploy. Sometimes it is…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillAs I said, police deployments must comply with the Equality Act 2010 and data protection law, which, of course, include the latest data protection law under the GDPR. In relation…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, Amendment 431 deals with the use of algorithmic tools in policing. While the Government agree on the importance of transparency in the use of algorithmic tools by police…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe noble Lord was not here for the start of the group, so I am afraid that he cannot contribute.22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI do not have details of the contract in front of me. I am, of course, aware that there could be commercially confidential issues at play which might prevent the level of…22 Jan 2026HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Exclusions from Market Access Principles: Glue Traps) Regulations 2025That the Grand Committee do consider the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Exclusions from Market Access Principles: Glue Traps) Regulations 2025.21 Jan 2026HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Exclusions from Market Access Principles: Glue Traps) Regulations 2025My Lords, the regulations the Committee is being asked to consider were laid before the House on 1 December 2025. The instrument makes an exclusion to the market access principles…21 Jan 2026HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Exclusions from Market Access Principles: Glue Traps) Regulations 2025Follow that. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, for his comments. He is right that there is a searing inevitability, having finally disposed of his many amendments,…21 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThey are, but we always leave it to chief officers to direct their police forces to use the full waterfront of different powers and regulations under their purview. We can always…20 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords—20 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords—20 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillIf the noble Lord could conclude his remarks, that would be helpful for everyone.20 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I was slightly sad to hear that this is the last of the amendments from the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, on tackling e-bikes and scooters and, as someone coined, the…20 Jan 2026