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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, if I may, I will add a point that follows on from what the noble Lord, Lord Beith, said. To require a life sentence is pure deception because we all know that life…08 Dec 2021HANSARDFootball: Casey ReviewMy Lords, the Minister rightly referred to criminal behaviour. There is a mass of photographic evidence showing unmasked individuals behaving criminally. Can the Minister tell the…06 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I, too, support these amendments. I shall add two very brief points in relation to Amendment 277, which was moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy. First, the noble…22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI would like to test this proposition, because it strikes me as rather surprising. If a complainant says to the court, “Not in relation to this particular person, but I would…22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am sorry to interrupt the noble and learned Lord, but would his amendment mean that if the complainant says, “I would never, ever consent to sexual behaviour” of a particular…22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I intervened earlier on Amendment 286 because of my concern about an absolute rule in this area. My concern is increased by the practical experience of the noble and…22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I too support the principle behind Amendment 269. We regularly see the disturbing prospect of bereaved families being unrepresented when public bodies have very…22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI ask this question out of ignorance. Can the Minister confirm what the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford, said, which is that a BSL interpreter does not interpret in the way…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI shall speak to Amendment 259B in my name and those of the noble Lord, Lord Marks, and the noble and learned lord, Lord Judge. Clause 169(2) would allow a jury to be in a…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I add my support to these amendments. Will the Minister, when he comes to reply, agree that the application of the justice system to women poses especial challenges for…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI have added my name to the noble Earl’s opposition to Clause 165. I understand that jury service is a civic duty and there are strong equality arguments that a deaf person should…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am grateful to the Minister. Can he say whether there has ever been such a case? While I am on my feet, I have another question. The Minister mentioned that technology may…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness’s speech ranged very broadly indeed. We are in fact debating a complex penal issue where we have a policy that addresses the matter very sensibly, as…15 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19On the NHS app, it is not simply the inconvenience to those travelling but the waste of time of NHS practitioners who are being asked to provide letters to people who are…15 Nov 2021HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeI am very surprised at the Minister’s answers in relation to the £400 million. Does he accept that an international arbitration tribunal—an independent tribunal—has ruled that…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I hope that when the Minister responds to this debate, he can put away the departmental brief and respond to two simple questions. The first is whether he accepts that…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThe noble Lord, Lord Dubs, asked: these amendments are so simple, why waste time debating them? Well, of course, the law already proceeds on the basis that these amendments…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am considering the proposed offence of carelessness. To be clear, my question is whether there are practical examples of sentencing courts sending people to prison for acts of…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI understand the Minister’s argument. My question is whether there are any actual, practical examples of people being given a prison term because of carelessness. Maybe the…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillWith his enormous experience of various areas of the law, can the Minister think of any example of where a sentencing court has decided that it is appropriate to send someone to…08 Nov 2021