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HANSARDLitter on Canal TowpathsMy Lords, I am pleased to respond to this Question for Short Debate. I am grateful to all who spoke, particularly the noble Lord, Lord Evans of Rainow, and I join the noble Lord,…20 Nov 2025HANSARDPlastic Recycling TargetsI am grateful to the noble Lord for that; he has pre-empted my vote of thanks to the negotiating teams. I am glad about, and welcome, his recognition of our intent, the quality of…20 Nov 2025HANSARDPlastic Recycling TargetsMy Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to address this important question on the progress that His Majesty’s Government have made towards achieving our plastic recycling…20 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Brady of Altrincham, for setting out the case for his Amendments 214A and 438. I am also grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey,…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMaybe this should be called the “afternoon of the long knives”. I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in the debate and thank the noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe, and, in…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillLike the noble Lord, I am not a lawyer and I do not have his fantastic experience in the retail sector as an alternative. But to be clear, as I understand it, we have to draw a…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank everyone who has taken part in this short but very important debate on the issues of child criminal exploitation and the interface with our modern slavery law.…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillHooray indeed. I will not commit any more strongly than that. I will let noble Lords come to their own conclusions about the ability to take on those considerations ahead of…17 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, as the noble Earl, Lord Russell, explained, the purpose of these amendments is to take forward some of the recommendations of your Lordships’ House’s Environment and…17 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, we are debating again the Crime and Policing Bill—the second day in Committee—which has as its core purpose making our communities safer, protecting victims from harm…17 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillWell, that is a very good segue into the words that are just following—I was about to get there. Many knives and weapons that are sold illegally are sold relatively cheaply, in…17 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am afraid I will have to write to the noble Viscount, Lord Goschen, with that detail. But I stress that there is no statutory limit on the amount of compensation that may be…17 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, for his explanation of the amendments in this group. As he said, Amendment 55C would set minimum fines for companies…17 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, for his amendments to the clauses that implement this Government’s manifesto commitment to hold senior managers of online platforms, be…17 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the noble Viscount, Lord Goschen, for that point. I appreciate what he is saying. I am not aware of the events that led up to the time it took to issue this enforcement…17 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, Amendment 74, tabled by my noble friend Lady Chakrabarti, seeks to remove the requirement that asylum seekers must come directly to the UK to benefit from the defence…11 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, the asylum interview is an important part of the asylum process for many asylum seekers, because it is one of the main opportunities to provide relevant evidence about…11 Nov 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, taken together, Amendments 65, 77 and 84 from the noble Lords, Lord Davies and Lord Cameron, further amended by the noble Baroness, Lady Maclean of Redditch, in…11 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank all noble Lords for this short but focused debate, particularly the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, for introducing his amendment. As he has explained, it seeks to allow…10 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewMy Lords, I think it is the turn of the Conservative Benches, but we should have enough time for everybody to get in.10 Nov 2025