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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords—18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI took a number of interventions.18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am saddened by the attack from the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, on the Ministers, because they have sat through hours of debate on the Bill and listened most patiently.…18 Mar 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address MotionWould the Minister agree that one of the ironies of this sorry saga is that His Majesty’s Government had a highly competent ambassador in Washington DC, Karen Pierce, who had the…17 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillHow are we looking after the most vulnerable at the most vulnerable time of their life if we isolate them from those who have given them care in the most difficult time of their…13 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister and to all noble Lords who have spoken in what has been an interesting and important debate on a vital question. I am also grateful to…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I too support the amendment. I suggest that if, as I hope, the Minister agrees that regulations are needed, they should not just deal with consistency but impose a…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I hope the Minister will give me as satisfactory a response in relation to this group as the other Minister just gave to the noble Baroness, Lady Doocey. Amendments 393B…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I share the concerns of the noble Viscount, Lord Hailsham, about Amendment 385. It would confer a power on a constable to stop a cyclist without any basis, reasonable or…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am very grateful to the Minister. Will the letter that the Minister mentioned make the point that it is unacceptable in principle for police forces to seek to make a profit via…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, can I add a further point to the points made by the noble Viscount, Lord Hailsham, with which I agree? The purpose of the criminal proceedings is distinct from the…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, in my experience, the later the sitting, the more persuasive the noble Lord, Lord Hanson, gets—but that is just a personal view. I shall make one general comment and…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe noble Baroness is very eloquently making her case on the basis of a lack of consent. I suggest to her that the police regularly use material that people have not given their…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillBefore she sits down, I put to the noble Baroness that her amendments would not achieve the purpose that I understand the Government to have with Clause 139. If you confer the…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThere is no question, as I understand Clause 154, of a blank cheque, and there is no question here of underhand methods. What the clause requires is that the Secretary of State…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am grateful to the noble Baroness, who makes a forceful point, but my understanding is that that led to no charges. I certainly would not defend what the police did in those…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 371A from the noble Lord, Lord Walney. As the noble Lord mentioned, the House will be very familiar with the problems that have arisen…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMay I test the patience of the Minister? I am very grateful to him. The defence he is offering—that this applies only if there is criminality—does not explain why Clause 133…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillSo is the Minister saying to the protestor at the Iranian embassy that he or she has only two choices: not to protest, or to protest not wearing a face mask and thereby run the…09 Mar 2026