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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this important debate, particularly the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, for her support for speedy justice.…20 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, there has been much criticism of the police complaints and misconduct process from the perspective of members of the public being unable to achieve justice, but much…20 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill20 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill20 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill20 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, Clause 3 enables special constables to be represented by the Police Federation, which is an important and welcome acknowledgment of the role played by specials in police…20 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I start also by paying tribute to my noble friend Lady Harris of Richmond for her tireless work in supporting police officers in the many different roles that she has in…20 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, there are a number of general points I need to make about the new legal duties to support a multiagency approach to preventing and tackling serious violence. I will try…20 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate. To my noble friend Lady Randerson, and the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, I say…20 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am grateful to the noble Earl for his intervention. I think national standards would say that the tactic of colliding with a stolen motorbike was an acceptable tactic that…20 Oct 2021HANSARDMetal TheftMy Lords, I am glad that the Minister mentioned marking. From over 30 years’ experience in the police service, I can tell the House that longer prison sentences rarely deter…14 Oct 2021HANSARDRegulation of Investigatory Powers (Criminal Conduct Authorisations) (Amendment) Order 2021Can the noble Baroness address the question that I raised of whether it would be unlawful for an inspector who was not trained to authorise a CHIS to commit crime? If she is…12 Oct 2021HANSARDRegulation of Investigatory Powers (Criminal Conduct Authorisations) (Amendment) Order 2021My Lords, we support the Motion to Regret moved by the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, to the extent that we too believe that this statutory instrument does not provide adequate…12 Oct 2021HANSARDBlack Dog Crisis Management CompanyMy Lords, I associate myself with the remarks of the noble Baroness regarding James Brokenshire. It is a very sad situation. Are there no internal consultants anywhere in…11 Oct 2021HANSARDLeasehold: Building and Fire SafetyMy Lords, I declare an interest as a leaseholder whose freeholder is trying to persuade us to allow him to extend the building by three storeys, with the inducement that it will…16 Sept 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I too thank the Minister for explaining the Bill. When the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer of Thoroton, began, I was going to say that I broadly agreed with him on…14 Sept 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillOh!14 Sept 2021HANSARDRefugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Ludford for giving us the opportunity to debate this short but very important Bill. The torch for this issue has passed from my noble friend…10 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, may I take the noble Lord the Minister back to a question about Covid passports that my noble friend Lady Brinton asked and that he did not have time to answer in his…09 Sept 2021HANSARDEU Borders: Refugees from AfghanistanMy Lords, can the Minister clarify two of the answers that she has just given? The Government maintain that all refugees must claim asylum in the first safe country they arrive in…09 Sept 2021