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HANSARDPublic Order Bill16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, on Amendment 5, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, we agree that there needs to be far more clarity as far as the offence of locking on is…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillCan I just seek clarification on what the Minister said earlier about tunnels not constructed by protesters and people causing serious disruption in those tunnels? My…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 2022HANSARDScammersMy Lords, of the £580 million taken from people through authorised push payment scams last year, less than half was reimbursed to victims. Banks say that people should be more…15 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Accommodation and SafeguardingMy Lords, the Minister in the other place said the crisis at Manston was due to an “unprecedented strain” on the immigration system and that the Government inherited a broken…09 Nov 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Offensive Weapons Homicide Reviews) Regulations 2022I am slightly confused about the figures that the Minister gave. I think he referred to the death of a large number of migrants in the back of a lorry skewing the homicide…08 Nov 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for explaining this statutory instrument. As he said, deprivation of citizenship, particularly without notice, is a very serious issue. We fought…08 Nov 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Offensive Weapons Homicide Reviews) Regulations 2022My Lords, again, I am very grateful to the Minister for explaining these regulations. The Explanatory Notes say that the pilot areas are south Wales, parts of London and the West…08 Nov 2022HANSARDFootball Spectators (Relevant Offences) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing these regulations. It will be well known that Liberal Democrats feel that drug misuse should be treated as a health issue rather…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFootball Spectators (Relevant Offences) Regulations 2022Before the Minister concludes, does he not agree that drug offences are fairly unique in that a drug crime is recorded only when police make an arrest? Therefore, the more effort…03 Nov 2022HANSARDAlcohol Licensing (Coronavirus) (Regulatory Easements) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I am very grateful to the Minister for introducing these regulations. I understand that many people were very concerned about going to on-licensed premises—going to the…03 Nov 2022HANSARDNational SecurityMy Lords, as a former senior police officer with more than 30 years’ experience, I am acutely aware of the issues of national security, both physical and cyber threats. I welcome…02 Nov 2022HANSARDPolice: Vetting, Misconduct and MisogynyMy Lords, this is yet another devastating report on the police service—devastating particularly for female victims, who will be wondering whether they can trust the officer who…02 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I remind the House of my experience in public order policing: I was an advanced trained public order senior officer attending specialist pass-fail week-long initial…01 Nov 2022HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresI welcome the Minister to his Front-Bench place. Whatever way you look at the appalling conditions at the Manston processing site, with overcrowding, disease and disorder, the…01 Nov 2022HANSARDPolice and Crime CommissionersMy Lords, I too am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, for securing this debate. Liberal Democrats are in favour of greater police accountability but the system of police and…31 Oct 2022HANSARDPolice and Crime Commissioners and PanelsMy Lords, what assessment have the Government made of the likelihood of members of police and crime panels asking difficult questions of police and crime commissioners if they…31 Oct 2022HANSARDIncomes and PricesMy Lords, I understand that the latest figures show that the average public sector pay increase is running at 3%, while in the private sector it is running at 7%. Can the Minister…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHome Secretary: Resignation and ReappointmentMy Lords, apparently the Member of Parliament for Fareham, when previously Home Secretary, sent a restricted document to her own personal email address and then forwarded it to a…27 Oct 2022