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HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMay I just finish with one final question to the Minister? The gracious Speech stated that the Government will “support the police”. In the noble Lord’s reply to the debate, will…12 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Anderson of Ipswich. It will not surprise your Lordships that my speech will focus on matters of policing. I…12 May 2022HANSARDHighway Code (Rule 149)My Lords, I am delighted to support the regret Motion in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh. I was weaned on the Highway Code, and when I was taught to drive by Durham…06 Apr 2022HANSARDNHS: Abuse of NursesMy Lords, abuse and violence is increasing towards not just nurses but others providing frontline services, such as shopworkers, teachers and police officers. The abusers are…05 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, the noble Lord is aware that, in any conflict, it is useful to get into the mind of your opponent. That is extremely difficult with Putin, as we know, but he has…30 Mar 2022HANSARDHousebuilding: TargetMy Lords—30 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineThere is a question coming. The important thing is that this moved me so much that I asked him to translate it into English, so that I could share it with your Lordships at some…30 Mar 2022HANSARDHousebuilding: TargetMy Lords, it is agreed that there is a national shortage of housing in this country. Although greeted as a laudable policy in the Thatcher years, the sale of council houses…30 Mar 2022HANSARDLoneliness StrategyMy Lords, this Question is a tribute to the late Jo Cox MP. It is shocking that 200,000 older people have not had a conversation with a friend or relative for over a month. I am…23 Mar 2022HANSARDPensions: Triple LockMy Lords, it seems to me that this is a perfect storm and I support the noble Baroness, Lady Bryan, in her Question. There is going to be a real reduction in the income of the…16 Mar 2022HANSARDStalking Protection OrdersMy Lords, can the noble and learned Lord advise the House on whether the Crown Prosecution Service has any play in this? Obviously, the police increasingly look to the Crown…16 Mar 2022HANSARDBus Improvement PlansMy Lords, this Question is fundamental to the levelling up agenda. In certain areas of the north-east, for example, buses are so infrequent that they fail to meet the needs of the…08 Mar 2022HANSARDHong Kong: Political PrisonersMy Lords, I recall that, before the transfer of sovereignty in 1997, judges and anti-corruption police officers were routinely seconded to Hong Kong to assist with the…22 Feb 2022HANSARDE-scootersMy Lords, having witnessed the increased use of e-scooters in London recently, I am irrevocably drawn to the conclusion that this is a catastrophe waiting to happen. I have…08 Feb 2022HANSARDPower of AttorneyMy Lords, I have come across several cases recently where elderly people have been taken advantage of, often by their own relatives, being relieved of thousands of pounds of…02 Feb 2022HANSARDWater Industry ReformMy Lords, this Government seem to be suffering from inaction in many departments at the moment, for various reasons. This subject has cropped up on numerous occasions in your…25 Jan 2022HANSARDRape TrialsMy Lords, does the Minister accept that modern technology has, ironically, made rape a more difficult crime to investigate because it depends on victims having confidence in the…25 Jan 2022HANSARDMiddle East: Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsMy Lords, I apologise for my early intervention. The revolutionary guards appear to have more power than the Iranian Government. Does the noble Lord agree that the continued…19 Jan 2022HANSARDMiddle East: Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsMy Lords—19 Jan 2022HANSARDDiplomatic Influence Post BrexitMy Lords, as a corollary to the Question from the noble Lord, Lord Balfe, can I ask the Minister whether there has been a diminution in co-operation or in the sharing of criminal…12 Jan 2022