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HANSARDCrime 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 BillI completely agree. I was talking more about the rationale for wearing face coverings. Without too much speculation, one could contend that some seasonal conditions might pertain…20 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, 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 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I welcome the amendments from the noble Earl, Lord Attlee, and his engagement with me and officials from the Home Office and the Department for Transport on abnormal…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI remind the noble Baroness that while she is able to ask questions for clarification, interventions are meant to be brief and I urge some brevity, given the progress we have made…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all who have contributed to this short but focused and important debate on the amendments tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Leigh of Hurley, which seek to…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThat is a point well made and well taken. I add that the powers would, of course, be exercised only within the jurisdiction of the service police, so service police would not…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, this group of amendments addresses Clauses 128 and 129 granting new powers to the police to enter premises to search for and seize stolen items that can be…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI hate to interrupt the noble Lord’s flow, but I thought this an apposite time to point out that Members should normally be brief when pressing or withdrawing an amendment. The…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI will take the last one first. I am not sure there is any evidence; I would have to look into that. To answer the more substantive intervention by the noble Lord, Lord…15 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Viscount, Lord Younger, for tabling these amendments and, as the noble Lord, Lord Fuller, said, for giving us this short but sweet opportunity…14 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillActually, the noble Baroness, Lady Scott, anticipates this, which is actually useful on the point that my noble friend made. I will come to that in a second. I was just about to…14 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillWhere was I? I was simply going to say that I of course defer to the noble Lord, Lord Palmer of Childs Hill, who was very much my senior partner in local government service. For…14 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to be opening for the Government on the second day of Committee on the Pensions Schemes Bill. Once again, for the sake of the record, I am not sure…14 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I shall now respond to Amendments 20 and 20A. I am grateful to the noble Viscount, Lord Younger of Leckie, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Stedman-Scott and Lady Altmann,…14 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, this has been another interesting and wide-ranging debate, and I am sorry to see that the accord that we had on Monday— the horseshoe accord, I am going to call…14 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI am seeking help from my noble friend Lady Sherlock in a helpful conference on the side. The investment assets are in pools, so that is not necessary. The backstop powers are…14 Jan 2026