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HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillThis is a different type of retailer—hardware shops. You usually buy your lottery ticket from a different sort of place. I think we need to deal with these like for like.28 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillWith the greatest respect, you would expect some of the bigger companies to have systems in place. I am more concerned about smaller couriers and shops—one-man-band…28 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillWill you produce guidance along the lines of what I have suggested? Or are you not sure yet? Will you get to it later on?28 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillI see the point the Minister is making. She referred to various age-verification systems. I do not know whether we are going to have any guidance from the Government when this…28 Jan 2019HANSARDLocal Authorities: Essential ServicesMy Lords, like other noble Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, on securing this most timely debate. I welcome our debating these issues again, which are of such…24 Jan 2019HANSARDShop Workers: ProtectionMy Lords, the Offensive Weapons Bill would rightly ban the sale of knives, bladed items and acids to under-18s, with penalties for those who break the law and sell those items. In…23 Jan 2019HANSARDTower Blocks: CladdingMy Lords, I refer the House to my relevant interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I thank the Minister for repeating the Answer given in the other place…22 Jan 2019HANSARDHomophobic Hate CrimeMy Lords, fewer homophobic and other crimes based on gender identity are being solved. Does the Minister agree that anonymous social media accounts are playing an increasing role…22 Jan 2019HANSARDParking (Code of Practice) BillMy Lords, I am delighted to give the Bill my full support. Car ownership, parking, the charges associated with parking, disputes over charges and appeals can cause considerable…18 Jan 2019HANSARDRailway Services: The PenninesWill the Minister outline what improvements there will be for Bradford? It is our fifth-largest city, and yet it still takes more than 20 minutes to make the seven-mile journey to…17 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: EU Citizens in the UKMy Lords, the noble Baroness’s Answer is partly reassuring, but how will we ensure that people in their 80s are aware of this? People just do not know. What are the Government…16 Jan 2019HANSARDPlanning: Permitted Development RightsMy Lords, I draw the attention of the House to my relevant interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. What does the Minister see as the risk to quality and…16 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Proposed UK–EU Security Treaty (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, as other noble Lords have done, I thank the European Union Committee for producing the report we are debating today and I thank the noble Lord, Lord Jay of Ewelme, for…16 Jan 2019HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Border Security BillMy Lords, I rise briefly to say that I support the amendments before us. I am pleased that the Government have listened to the proposal put by my noble friend Lord Rosser, who is…15 Jan 2019HANSARDTenant Fees BillMy Lords, the Bill before us leaves this House in a much better state than when it arrived. It has had a positive consideration across the House, and I thank every Member who has…15 Jan 2019HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Border Security BillMy Lords, I join others in thanking the Government and in particular the noble Baroness, Lady Williams of Trafford, and the noble Earl, Lord Howe, for the way they have conducted…15 Jan 2019HANSARDTenant Fees BillI look forward to hearing the Minister’s response to my noble friend. I accept that these amendments are minor and technical and I am happy to support them.15 Jan 2019HANSARDIslamophobiaMy Lords, will the noble Lord go further and join me in congratulating the All-Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims on producing this report and its definition of…14 Jan 2019HANSARDNew Home Building ProgrammeMy Lords, I have listened carefully to the noble Lord’s replies, but I recall the efforts in this House to improve build quality, energy efficiency, sustainable drainage,…10 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I will first put on record that the Opposition support the general aims of the Bill. In that sense, we will support its passage through this House. That is not to say…07 Jan 2019