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HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for the amendments relating to kirpans—even though the legislation does not refer to kirpans as such—because of the importance to the…19 Mar 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I support the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy of Southwark, in principle, although I have concerns about it. Noble Lords will recall that the Bill as drafted…19 Mar 2019HANSARDImmigration (European Economic Area Nationals) (EU Exit) Order 2019I am a little confused. At points, the Minister appeared to say that this was a temporary arrangement in the event of no deal; at other times, she talked about a temporary…18 Mar 2019HANSARDImmigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee’s Sub-Committee A has drawn two issues to the special attention of the House. The first is that there are EU specifications…18 Mar 2019HANSARDImmigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019No, it was not.18 Mar 2019HANSARDChildren: Covert Human Intelligence SourcesMy Lords, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child states that all those under the age of 18 should be treated as children, yet the Government allow the police to recruit 16…18 Mar 2019HANSARDLaw Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019At the end insert “but that this House regrets that the draft Regulations cover policy areas that are individually of such significant concern to the House that they should not be…18 Mar 2019HANSARDLaw Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I start by apologising to the House that I was unable to take part in the debate in Grand Committee last week. Sad to say, I did stream the proceedings live to my…18 Mar 2019HANSARDLaw Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I am grateful for the support of my noble friend Lady Ludford and the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy of Southwark. The Minister kept on about the regulations not containing…18 Mar 2019HANSARDImmigration (European Economic Area Nationals) (EU Exit) Order 2019My Lords—18 Mar 2019HANSARDImmigration (European Economic Area Nationals) (EU Exit) Order 2019My Lords, the first extraordinary thing to say about this statutory instrument is that the Secretary of State did not consider it necessary to consult anyone about it. The second…18 Mar 2019HANSARDPrevent StrategyMy Lords, what lessons have the Government learned from the numerous attempts to appoint the chair of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse that will help to ensure that…06 Mar 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons Bill04 Mar 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I have some sympathy with the noble Duke, the Duke of Montrose, on this issue but again suggest that the answer is to have a system of age verification at handover, as…04 Mar 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillI apologise for persisting but the Minister referred to table knives being excluded from this prohibition. The table knife that I was given to eat my roast beef with in a…04 Mar 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, we return to the argument that the Bill is full of unnecessary new legislation that has clearly not been thought through and which is already adequately covered by…04 Mar 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her explanation. I do not think that it does away with my general comments about the legislation as a whole but on this occasion, I beg…04 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeMy Lords, I too thank the Minister for repeating the Statement. It talks about early intervention with young people, yet since 2010 there has been a 26% reduction in government…04 Mar 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I understand why the noble Lords, Lord Kennedy of Southwark and Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, are saying what they say. I am not as surprised as the noble Lords, in that…04 Mar 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillBefore the Minister sits down, will she explain why the Government cannot exert extraterritorial jurisdiction over foreign websites when they are doing exactly that when it comes…04 Mar 2019