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HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, we support Amendments 126 and 144 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Coaker. As recommended by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services,…13 Dec 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. As many noble Lords have said, this is about restricting the human rights and civil liberties of…13 Dec 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillI am sorry to interrupt the Minister and am grateful to him for giving way. I have seen evidence that special constables are being trained to level 2 and being issued with…13 Dec 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, it is difficult to argue with the point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb: if the Government, as they have, bring back those parts of the Police,…13 Dec 2022HANSARDWorld AIDS DayMy Lords, is not one of the major issues around HIV the stigma attached to people who are HIV positive? It is not widely understood but, with effective treatment, viral load can…01 Dec 2022HANSARDIndependent Cultural Review of London Fire BrigadeMy Lords, rather than concentrating on who is to blame, should the Government not be focused on solutions? What have they done to look at parallels between this report and that of…29 Nov 2022HANSARDManston UpdateMy Lords, why will the Government not consider humanitarian visas, where people’s initial application for asylum could be considered in situ and they could be vaccinated against…29 Nov 2022HANSARDManston UpdateIf the House will indulge me, I shall clarify my question. The Home Secretary was asked at the Home Affairs Select Committee last week what would happen to a genuine refugee, say…29 Nov 2022HANSARDTechnology Rules: The Advent of New Technologies in the Justice System (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, that was an extremely powerful contribution from my noble friend Lady Ludford, with which I wholeheartedly agree. I thank my noble friend Lady Hamwee, her eminent…28 Nov 2022HANSARDProceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) (Threshold Amount) Order 2022My Lords, again I thank the Minister for explaining this order. Raising the threshold from £250 to £1,000, the £250 limit being unchanged since 2005, seems quite a reasonable…24 Nov 2022HANSARDInvestigatory Powers Commissioner (Oversight Functions) Regulations 2022I thank the Minister for introducing these draft statutory instruments. As he said, the Investigatory Powers (Covert Human Intelligence Sources and Interception: Codes of…24 Nov 2022HANSARDHotel Asylum Accommodation: Local Authority ConsultationMy Lords, will the Minister comment on the Home Secretary’s evidence yesterday in the other place, where she seemed to suggest that the only way that many asylum seekers could…24 Nov 2022HANSARDCounterterrorism: Martyn’s LawMy Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Harris of Haringey, and to Martyn’s family for their work on these issues. What else can the Government do to encourage small…23 Nov 2022HANSARDSolihull MurdersMy Lords, is not the problem here—the difference between burglary and domestic violence—the attitude of police officers towards women? What are the Government doing about that?23 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillBefore the Minister responds, he may also wish to think very carefully about what he said about these powers not being exercisable by officers in plain clothes. I am prepared to…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillIs the noble Lord also aware that one of the amendments tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Sugg, addresses exactly this issue, making somebody voluntarily accompanying a person to…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillCan the Minister clarify whether these powers—not Section 60 powers—to stop and search people in relation to protests can be exercised by officers in plain clothes?22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have participated in this debate. The noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, questioned the area in which suspicionless stop and search…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I intend to oppose the question that Clauses 10 and 11 stand part of the Bill, and I shall speak to the other amendments in this group. It is not particularly helpful to…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillNo pressure.22 Nov 2022