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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, in this group I have Amendments 369 and 371. Amendment 369 is co-signed by my noble friend Lady Doocey and the noble Baronesses, Lady Fox of Buckley and Lady Jones of…07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI apologise for intervening too early, and I seek leave to withdraw my amendment.07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I will be as brief as I can. On the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, I welcome his support for the principle of Amendment 369, but our amendment does…07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMay I press the Minister on that? I quite understand his analysis of the law: that the Palestine Action group became a proscribed organisation when Parliament said it should and,…07 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, my Amendments 79 to 81 would make the 56-day fixed period of recall a maximum period and not a fixed period, while my Amendment 87 would make automatic release after a…06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, I co-signed Amendment 76, from the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas, and shall support it. The amendment from the noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier, would achieve…06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, in light of that answer, I do not propose to press this to a vote, so I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing Bill06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 71 to 73, in my name and those of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Gloucester and my noble friend Lady Hamwee, who unfortunately is…06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing Bill06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, we on these Benches do not agree with this amendment. That is not because we do not take the issue of sexual offences extremely seriously—we do, just as we do the issues…06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillWell, that apparent position represents the truth. First, I agree with—and in a sense have only very little to add to—the speech of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett. Your…06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, I am very grateful for the removal of Clause 35 from the Bill. I completely appreciate the importance of unpaid work orders, and I completely appreciate that they can do…06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, we cannot accept that this amendment is either necessary or right. The Bill is posited on the earned progression model, which involves a phased system of early releases.…06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Amendments 93 and 94. Amendment 93 is concerned with the impact of changes in the law on sentences that are currently being served under the law that…06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, if nobody is going to speak before me on this amendment, I shall do so, but only very briefly. I hear everything that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen, has said,…06 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, this amendment is in exactly the same form as that which I, with the noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier, and my friend Lady Jolly, who is now retired, moved to the…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to all those noble Lords who have spoken movingly and persuasively in favour of our amendment. I am also grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Gohir,…17 Dec 2025