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HANSARDSarah Everard: Home Office InquiryMy Lords, the Minister keeps saying that the truth must come out at pace, but the Macpherson inquiry—a statutory inquiry under the Inquiries Act—took 20 months and the Daniel…09 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I agree with the noble and learned Lord about the importance of this part of the Bill. Although the noble and learned Lord has just apologised for the length of his…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI think the noble Baroness may be speaking to the next group rather than this group.08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, if the Committee will forgive me, I was not quick enough off the mark in the previous group when we were considering exceptional hardship. The Minister said that the…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillIn that case, I point out how completely inadequate the Minister’s answers have been. He completely did not address the research, which shows that there is no evidence that…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, it is completely unacceptable that the noble Lord has said on numerous occasions that, because of the hour, he is not going to go into detail in answering the issues…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, very briefly, from my professional experience, there is no safe level of alcohol for a driver. The message should be clear to all drivers that you should not drink and…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI thank the noble Lord, Ponsonby of Shulbrede, for his support in principle. I think it would be problematic if the lone female driver was asked to get into the police vehicle,…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, Amendment 161 is in my name, supported by the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb—as we already know. I am grateful to Living Streets, British Cycling, RoadPeace,…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for contributing to this debate, including the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, who contributed twice. I thank her for her support. I agree…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillIf I can adopt a previous role that I had as a police officer and come between the two parties to try to assist, I noticed that earlier this afternoon when the Minister was…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I will also speak to Amendments 171 and 190 in my name. I will then move to Amendment 186A which I support. The noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, who…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, Clause 63 amends Section 61 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994. Section 61 addresses the situation that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier, alluded…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI apologise to the Committee: I was not going to say anything, but I could not resist. There is clearly an issue with people receiving endorsements on driving licences and…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am grateful to the Minister for that explanation. With regard to the other examples that she has found over the weekend, showing that the law is not targeted at Gypsy, Roma and…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, we support my noble friend Lord Dholakia in wanting to protect small shopkeepers by calling on the police and CPS to take low-level shoplifting more seriously. Repeated…03 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, for reminding us of the resilience and suffering of the Hillsborough victims’ families and of the Morgan family, and…03 Nov 2021