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HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill03 Mar 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, I heard what the noble Lord, Lord McCrea, said, and he seemed to accept that the aggravating factor should be proved to a court, on admissible evidence, to the criminal…03 Mar 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, it is a great privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Carlile of Berriew, particularly given his deep and long experience in counterterrorism and the legislation in…03 Mar 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill03 Mar 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, Amendment 12 echoes the amendment calling for a review which we proposed in Committee. The purpose of the amendment is to enable the noble and learned Lord—or another…03 Mar 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, I argued in Committee that Clause 1 should not stand part of the Bill because it would create a whole raft of new aggravated offences, for which offenders would be…03 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I am very grateful for the comprehensive opening by the noble Lord, Lord Hunt. He and every other noble Lord who has spoken have stressed the urgent need to overhaul and…10 Feb 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, by the amendments in this group noble Lords from around the House seek reviews of the impact of this legislation on the operation of our criminal justice system. Such…09 Feb 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken and to the Minister for his detailed reply. The noble and learned Lord, Lord Morris of Aberavon, with all his…09 Feb 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, as my noble friend Lady Hamwee and others have explained, Clause 32 puts the imposition of polygraph conditions on serious terrorist offenders released on licence on the…09 Feb 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill09 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, opposition to clauses standing part of a Bill usually arises out of outright opposition, and in my case I said at Second Reading that I shared the view of my noble…08 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lords who have spoken in this debate and to the Minister for his careful response. I echo both his thanks to those in his department who…08 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all who have spoken in this important and fascinating debate about some terrible behaviour. As the noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier, explained, the…08 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, we support this amendment for the reasons given by the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, as amplified by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mackay, my noble friend Baroness Hamwee…03 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, could I have a moment? I apologise for the delay. Following so closely on from my last speech, it was difficult to see where we were. Having spent some considerable time…03 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, first, let me say how grateful I am to the noble Lords who spoke. It was interesting to hear my rather dry opening supplemented by the personal experience of the work of…03 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, my four amendments in this group—Amendments 109, 111, 112 and 113—to which the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, has kindly added her name, are intended…03 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill03 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill03 Feb 2021