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HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI did not understand the extraterritorial provisions in this Bill that would make this British law applicable in France.26 Jun 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, while agreeing with the noble Lord, Lord Alton of Liverpool, on the detail that he has given, I rise to support the amendments in the name of my noble friend Lady…26 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 279ZA and 279ZB, which are in my name and that of my friend, the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee. Before I speak to them, I will say how much I…18 Jun 2025HANSARDPolice ServiceMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. While it is understandable that the political focus is on warranted officers, is there not a danger that this will…11 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I rise to support Amendment 82 in the name of my friend and former colleague, the noble Lord Hogan-Howe, which I have signed. I declare an interest as a paid…13 May 2025HANSARDPolice: Stop and SearchMy Lords, as the Minister said, stop and search is a valuable tool in taking weapons off our streets, but Home Office figures show that 86% of police stop and search is on…06 May 2025HANSARDPolice: Stop and SearchMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper and declare my interests as set out in the register.06 May 2025HANSARDPolice: Stop and SearchTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the police act proportionately in stop and search.06 May 2025HANSARD“For Women Scotland” Supreme Court RulingMy Lords, a Government Minister said this week that everyone should use toilets according to their sex recorded at birth. I think the Minister has said similar things this…24 Apr 2025HANSARDSentencing Council GuidelinesMy Lords, do the Government understand why a pre-sentence report is more likely to discourage a judge from sending an offender to jail? Does the Minister believe that the result…03 Apr 2025HANSARDKnife Crime: Stop and SearchMy Lords, I declare my interests as in the register—my current interests, anyway. Has the Minister asked the Metropolitan Police why its new stop and search charter does nothing…01 Apr 2025HANSARDSentencing Council GuidelinesMy Lords, can the Minister explain why judges requesting a pre-sentence report because they might not fully understand the background of those from different ethnic or social…19 Mar 2025HANSARDPrevent: Learning ReviewMy Lords, I too pay tribute to Sir David. My thoughts are with his family, in particular with his daughter, who is being very courageous in pursuing this issue. I declare my…13 Feb 2025HANSARDSouthport AttackMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. My thoughts are with all those affected by this tragedy in Southport. I am sure that the Minister will accept that…06 Feb 2025HANSARDMental Health Treatment: Waiting TimesMy Lords, I declare my interest as set out in the register. A policy of the police not attending mental health incidents, called “right care, right person”, was developed by…03 Feb 2025HANSARDSouthport AttackMy Lords, I accept what the Minister is saying but, on this Holocaust Memorial Day, the Times reports the findings of a Channel 4 survey which found that 52% of young people aged…27 Jan 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation and AbuseMy Lords, to what extent are these failings the result of victims of child exploitation and abuse not being believed? With the case of Jimmy Savile, for example, we saw that…20 Jan 2025HANSARDPolice Officers: RecruitmentMy Lords, I declare my interest as set out in the register and apologise for not doing so the last time I spoke. The current Metropolitan Police Commissioner says that the force…10 Dec 2024HANSARDPolice Officers: RecruitmentMy Lords—10 Dec 2024HANSARDPolice ReformMy Lords, the Minister might find this question familiar: with police and crime commissioners deciding police priorities, police budgets and how those budgets are spent in…25 Nov 2024