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HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, in moving this amendment I will speak also to Amendment 13. The only purpose of revisiting these amendments which we tabled in Committee is to make a point—and I refer…26 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillI thank the Minister for her explanation, although I am a little confused. My understanding is that, as part of compulsory age verification for access to online pornography, there…26 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, on behalf of the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, and at his request, I move Amendment 4 and shall speak also to Amendment 69 in this group. Amendment 4 is intended to enable the…26 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons Bill26 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I said a lot about knife crime prevention orders in Committee. Tonight I am going to focus on pre-conviction knife crime prevention orders. Despite the Government’s…26 Feb 2019HANSARDReturning Jihadists: Treason ActMy Lords, yesterday the Minister implied that it was difficult to prosecute those involved with ISIS as we had, in effect, no extradition arrangements with Syria. That is why the…21 Feb 2019HANSARDCitizenship StatusMy Lords, what does the Minister make of the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Anderson of Ipswich, on today’s “Today” programme? He said that rather than depriving subjects of…20 Feb 2019HANSARDPolice: Recruitment and RetentionMy Lords, I am told that, recently, almost 50% of all black and minority-ethnic officers of superintendent rank and above in the Metropolitan Police were under investigation of…12 Feb 2019HANSARDCrime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 13A in this group is in my name. I make it clear from the outset that we support this Bill, which is why at Third Reading in the other place we did not vote…11 Feb 2019HANSARDCrime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill [HL]My Lords, will the Minister confirm that, when a treaty is put to Parliament, if the House of Commons approves it, then it does not matter what the opinion of this House is; the…11 Feb 2019HANSARDCrime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill [HL]11 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I understand what the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy of Southwark, is trying to do with the amendment. It raises again the issue of websites that are hosted overseas and the…06 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I hate guns, so I have no interest in promoting any cause. I do not want to trivialise firearms offences because they can be very serious, but they are relatively small…06 Feb 2019HANSARDMigrant Crossings: Naval AssetsMy Lords, the Minister will have seen a report in the Sunday Times that the Government have reduced a promised £22 million towards a public health approach to tackling knife crime…06 Feb 2019HANSARDDeportation: JamaicaTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to reports that five foreign nationals who were due to be deported to Jamaica have since been reprieved.06 Feb 2019HANSARDDeportation: JamaicaMy Lords, I beg leave to ask a Question of which I have given private notice.06 Feb 2019HANSARDDeportation: JamaicaMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister. Yet, lawyers representing some of those due to be deported say that the reprieve is permanent. Yesterday, I asked the Minister how the…06 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I have given notice of our intention to oppose the question that this clause should stand part of the Bill. I will also speak to Amendments 71 and 72. Clause 28 would…06 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her explanation, most of which does not seem to hold water. She said that under the existing offence, someone can only get six months…06 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier, for supporting what I said in the last group of amendments—albeit he has saved his comments for this group. My…06 Feb 2019