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HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I have added my name to the amendment, which I fully support. One of the Minister’s main arguments against granting exemption to the Sikh community was that the…04 Mar 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy of Southwark, that this legislation is seriously to the detriment of UK companies versus overseas companies, in that if you…04 Mar 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillBefore the noble Baroness sits down, could she just qualify what she said about the test purchase results? Was this a failure in age verification at the point of purchase or at…04 Mar 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillTo assist the Minister further, I can assure her that there are more websites worldwide providing pornography than there are providing offensive weapons, yet that has not…04 Mar 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillI am very grateful to the noble Baroness. These are paid-for websites. People are paying for a service—there is an exchange. There is another option—I am grateful to the Minister…04 Mar 2019HANSARDAnonymity (Arrested Persons) Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.01 Mar 2019HANSARDAnonymity (Arrested Persons) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am conscious of the time but I want to address some of the comments made. The noble Lord, Lord Campbell-Savours, is rightly concerned about the police going on fishing…01 Mar 2019HANSARDAnonymity (Arrested Persons) Bill [HL]My Lords, before I start, I pay tribute to the Minister, the noble Baroness, Lady Williams of Trafford, for her stamina and agility, this being the third Bill this week that she…01 Mar 2019HANSARDAnonymity (Arrested Persons) Bill [HL]My Lords, the way that this legislation deals with that issue is that a Crown Court judge would have to make that decision. It is no longer left to the discretion of the police or…01 Mar 2019HANSARDTerrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2019My Lords, I also thank the Minister for explaining this order. I completely agree with the words of the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, on the Government appearing to fail to answer the…28 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons Bill26 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons Bill26 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I am moving this amendment on behalf of the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, and at his request. Part of the defence to the sale and delivery of knives to under-18s is that the…26 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her explanation. The noble Lord, Lord Lucas, wanted the Government’s response to the amendment on the record and that is what we have…26 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, as I said in Committee, we support the amendment. Until last Friday, we were prepared to vote with the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, should he divide the House, for the…26 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, for his qualified support for these amendments. As far as the explanation from the Minister was concerned, however, if you…26 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 14 I will speak also to the other amendments in this group. As drafted, the Bill creates a ludicrous, verging on farcical, situation where corrosive…26 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons Bill26 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, the Minister has completely failed to address the point that I just raised—but in any event I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.26 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for these amendments. One of the main things that irked people in the police service was people taking credit for other people’s work.…26 Feb 2019