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HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillI see what the noble Lord is trying to do with Amendment 42, but again I am not sure it is a practical solution. He talked about buying a knife from a company in Holland where it…30 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: SecurityMy Lords, the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis, Cressida Dick, has said that the way in which we currently quickly extradite and arrest people will have to be replaced,…29 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I have to confess to being even more confused than I was before. Is the Minister saying that you can purchase corrosive substances from a seller overseas and have them…28 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I think the point still stands. If you order online from an overseas supplier, you can have your corrosive substance delivered to your residential address and the…28 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillIt says so in the clause, to be fair.28 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillClause 4 says that if the courier knows it is a corrosive substance, they have to take these precautions. That is what Clause 4 says. It makes no sense to me at all. If age…28 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillI am very grateful to the noble Baroness for reminding me of that but I am even more confused. She seems to be saying that, in the case of a UK online sale, somebody can pick up…28 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lady Hamwee and I have Amendments 24 and 25 in this group. These amendments are designed to have the effect of extending the scope of the amendment in…28 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons Bill28 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons Bill28 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons Bill28 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 1, I will speak to the other amendments in the group in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Hamwee. These amendments seek to change the offences…28 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, when the police are told that the offence is not committed if somebody has a reasonable excuse, the clear message sent to them is that they need to investigate the…28 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillCould I assist the Committee? We will return to the problems of not allowing corrosive substances to be delivered to any residential address in an upcoming group. It might be more…28 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillNot at all. I am very grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed to this short debate, particularly the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge. It is interesting that the…28 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I support the amendments in this group in principle, but I will make one or two comments about them. First, there is an apparent contradiction between the pair of…28 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillWould it help the Committee to suggest that the Government have put in Clause 4 exactly the sort of things the delivery courier should be looking at to take reasonable precautions?28 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillIf I could assist the Committee at this stage, these amendments relate to the offences of selling and delivering to young people, not to the possession of corrosive substances by…28 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I rise briefly to support the noble Viscount. This is an example of how complex this ban on delivering corrosive substances to residential premises is. That is an issue…28 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons Bill28 Jan 2019