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HANSARDPublic Order BillCan the Minister point to the part of the Bill that says that suspicionless stop and search powers are restricted to officers in uniform?22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillWe on these Benches accept that many people have strong views both on abortion and on this clause, on both sides of the argument, as reflected in our debate. I want to say two…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. If I can try and get the sense of the House, we on this side feel that this is constitutionally dubious,…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 110 in my name, I will speak also to my Amendments 111 to 113 and 116 and the other amendments in this group. These amendments are about a power to…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillCan the Minister clarify whether these powers—not Section 60 powers—to stop and search people in relation to protests can be exercised by officers in plain clothes?22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have participated in this debate. The noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, questioned the area in which suspicionless stop and search…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I have the greatest respect for the noble Lord, Lord Carlile of Berriew, and completely agree with him that the Government have not made the case for any of the…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillI look around in vain for anyone else who wants to speak. I agree with the principles that the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, has just spoken about. Amendment 13, in my name,…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillI am very grateful to the Minister for giving way. He just said that, in other parts of the Bill, somebody engaged in a trade dispute is not criminalised by the offences contained…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 2 in my name I will speak to the other 12 amendments in this group. Amendment 2, supported by the noble Lords, Lord Coaker and Lord Skidelsky, and…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillWill the Minister address the issue that the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede, and I raised about how consistency in the levels of fines being imposed, particularly by lay…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillI am sorry to disagree with the Minister, but he addressed the issue of whether the burden of proof was on the prosecution or on the defence. He did not address, in any shape or…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillCan the Minister address the issue of people being arrested and detained, and being allowed to deploy a reasonable excuse defence only once charged, as opposed to someone not…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillBefore the Minister continues, can he point to which part of this Bill would be deployed against the two Just Stop Oil activists who climbed on the QE2 bridge?16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillBefore the noble Lord continues, I ask him to point to the provisions in this Bill that make up for the problem relating to highway obstruction that the noble Lord, Lord…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I have added my name to the other amendments in this group. If noble Lords will indulge me, as is usual with the first group of amendments, I will remind them why we…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillThis is Committee, so we are allowed this sort of debate. I want to reinforce what the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, said about Section 78 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. The noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope of Craighead, made some very important points. He is a member of…16 Nov 2022