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HANSARDTerrorist Incident at Liverpool Women’s HospitalMy Lords, I understand the caution that the noble Baroness has expressed about the incident itself; it did not seem to stop the Home Secretary reportedly saying that “The case in…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, has said, before the break we moved to the highly controversial area of serious violence reduction orders, and I moved Amendment 224 on…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillCould I further clarify what the Minister has just said? If the Sikh becomes involved in a fight and does not go for the knife that they are carrying during that offence, the Sikh…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThis is Committee and it is important to get this clear. My clear understanding of the legislation is that it does not matter whether the knife was used in the commission of the…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillPerhaps I could just say that those examples should include, if they are right, non-violent offences where a weapon is not used in the commission of the offence in any way, where…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am sorry, but that is not what the proposed law says. It does not talk about when there is a fight and somebody uses a weapon, and a person who was with them should have known…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this group, particularly the noble Lords, Lord Moylan and Lord Coaker. The Minister asked what works. The centre-right…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I move Amendment 231A in my name and speak to the other amendments in this group. These amendments relate to what happens after a serious violence reduction order has…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am again grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, for his support on the duration of SVROs, about which I did not hear an explanation from the Minister. I presume that…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI was not going to speak in this debate but, very briefly, as the police have been mentioned, I should mention a meeting I had fairly recently with a police superintendent in…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, again, I was not going to speak in this debate, but it is important for me to share my professional experience of this. I once worked with Professor Larry Sherman, who…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, we support these amendments, so ably proposed by the noble Lord, Lord Cashman, supported by the noble Lord, Lord Lexden. I also pay tribute to the Minister for her…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, with the leave of the Committee, I am going to make a slightly unusual request. The noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, cannot unfortunately be in her place. She was unable to…17 Nov 2021HANSARDStop and Search PowersMy Lords, I understand what the noble Baroness has said, but is she aware how this delay looks? On last year’s figures, black people were 18 times more likely to be stopped and…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I rise to speak on behalf of my noble friend Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, who is unfortunately unwell and unable to be in her place. She wanted to speak to…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I have been engaged in the debate on trans issues for many years and I have the scars to prove it. I have even been criticised for simply engaging in the debate, by some…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am grateful for the clarification that the noble Lord has given, and I will allow noble Lords to read the official record and draw their own conclusions from what he said. The…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThat is exactly what the noble Lord said. He said that gender reassignment is a protected characteristic under the Equality Act and gender is not, which is what this amendment…15 Nov 2021