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HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, when the Prime Minister promises not to send a letter to the EU requesting an extension and does, and when he promises no border between Great Britain and Northern…21 Oct 2019HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Use of Section 14 of the Public Order Act 1986My Lords, while recognising that many citizens support Extradition Rebellion’s aims, it risks losing that support by disrupting London’s road transport, particularly the bus…16 Oct 2019HANSARDSir Richard Henriques ReportMy Lords, Sir Richard Henriques’s report states that there were such inconsistencies between the fantasist Nick’s statements to Wiltshire Police and his later account to the…08 Oct 2019HANSARDRoad Closures in Central LondonMy Lords, dealing with the nature and volume of demonstrations we are currently seeing is very resource-intensive. Does the Minister agree that the dramatic reductions in police…08 Oct 2019HANSARDAsylum Seekers: EmploymentMy Lords, while the application is being processed, the Government give some seekers of sanctuary no support at all—they can stay but with no recourse to public funds—or they…07 Oct 2019HANSARDBritish CitizenshipMy Lords, refugee families often have to make repeated applications for leave to remain, before becoming eligible for British citizenship, paying thousands of pounds at each…03 Oct 2019HANSARDFacial Recognition TechnologyMy Lords, is the Minister not concerned that using custody image databases that include pictures of unconvicted people in conjunction with facial recognition technology is…02 Oct 2019HANSARDTerrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2019My Lords, I thank the Minister for explaining the order, but I am a little confused. The Explanatory Memorandum accompanying the order states that in January 2019 an application…01 Oct 2019HANSARDIntelligence and Security Committee of ParliamentMy Lords, I, too, thank the noble Marquess, Lord Lothian, for the way he introduced this debate. He was ably supported by the noble Lord, Lord Janvrin, on the work of the…09 Sept 2019HANSARDImmigration Staff: RecruitmentMy Lords, is the real problem at the Home Office not the culture, which is still being driven by trying to achieve the target of reducing net immigration to the tens of thousands?…18 Jul 2019HANSARDImmigration Detention: Victims of Modern SlaveryMy Lords, it is not just the victims of modern slavery but survivors of rape and other serious sexual assaults whose details are being passed to immigration officials by the…18 Jul 2019HANSARDMisuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2019My Lords, I thank the Minister for explaining the draft statutory instrument. It is regrettable that, in 2016, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs advised the Government…15 Jul 2019HANSARDMisuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2019I said the aim of policy should be harm reduction, not reduction in use.15 Jul 2019HANSARDPublic Spaces Protection OrdersMy Lords, I have been in your Lordships’ House only for almost six years, but I have lost count of the number of times that we have explained to the Home Office how its…11 Jul 2019HANSARDMigrant Children: WelfareMy Lords, I am grateful to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Durham for this debate and for the contributions of other noble Lords this evening—and to Project 17 for…09 Jul 2019HANSARDChildren: Criminal ExploitationMy Lords, the criminal justice system acknowledges that women subject to coercive control who attack their abusive partners may be the victims of crime rather than perpetrators.…09 Jul 2019HANSARDIndependent Inquiry into Child Sexual AbuseMy Lords, for too many years, victims of child sexual abuse have been ignored; it is now their time to be heard. What consideration have the Government given to special provisions…04 Jul 2019HANSARDSexual Offences: AnonymityMy Lords, does the Minister agree that being accused of many offences, including those of dishonesty, can have a devastating impact on someone’s reputation? Will she meet me to…03 Jul 2019HANSARDBrexit: Appointment of Joint CommitteeMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Basildon, asked for facts. In January 2017, the National Crime Agency warned the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Policing and Security…03 Jul 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeMy Lords, according to the BBC this morning, a teenager has been stabbed to death in west London. Knife crime is increasing at an alarming rate, having reached its highest rate in…27 Jun 2019