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HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillBefore the noble Baroness sits down, can I ask her gently to explain why she does not accept that the margin of appreciation permits the Government to do things outside what we…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I will be very brief in explaining why I do not propose to withdraw my amendment. First, our amendment would introduce a dynamic right, with a duty on local authorities…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, in opening this group, I will speak principally to Amendment 369, which is in my name and the names of my noble friend Baroness Doocey, and the noble Baronesses, Lady…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, Amendment 358 is in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Doocey. The noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier, who co-signed an amendment in the same terms in Committee…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I regret that I am not content to withdraw my amendment. First, I am very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, for highlighting how the opinions of the public…04 Mar 2026HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill: ExclusionMy Lords, I join with everybody in congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, and thanking her for raising this issue and for the powerful and eloquent way in which she opened…26 Feb 2026HANSARDPrisons: EducationMy Lords, among the challenges to successful education in prisons are excessive hours spent in overcrowded cells and the lack of internet access alluded to by the Minister. What…24 Feb 2026HANSARDCourt Reporting DataMy Lords, we are all committed to open justice, but so we are to the protection of sensitive personal data. Minister Sackman told the Commons yesterday, as has the Minister here,…11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillNot at all. I apologise. I waited for the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst, to introduce his amendment before I spoke. I will speak briefly to Amendment 40, moved by the noble and…09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords—09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, briefly, these amendments would treat offenders over the age of 16 in the same way as offenders over the age of 18 in relation to three aspects of the compulsory…09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen, for the way in which he has explained these amendments. I am also extremely grateful to the noble and…09 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, once again I am extremely grateful to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas, for his note of caution about Amendment 3—and Amendment 8 in the case of service…09 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillCan I just ask the Minister to reconsider, or at least explain, her argument that it is significant in this regard that different juries might come to different conclusions on the…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I fully support this amendment. I agree effectively with every word that has fallen from the lips of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier, the noble Lord, Lord…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillBefore the noble Lord leaves the question of international comparisons, can he confirm that in Sweden the proposal is to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 13,…05 Feb 2026HANSARDPrisoners for Palestine: Hunger StrikesMy Lords, the noble Lord pointed out that prison hunger strikes are not unusual. Now that these particular strikes have ended, how far have the Government got in considering two…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am extremely grateful to the noble Baroness for her intervention. That would, or could, remove my concern about the amendment about the glorification of past terrorist acts that…27 Jan 2026