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HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I think the consensus continues. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Leigh, for introducing this group. As he said, this set of amendments really repeats those spoken to…18 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, this will be a much briefer group. The purpose of Amendment 50 is to ensure that “an identity document with a photograph of the individual’s face, and … an identity…18 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill18 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that serious answer to the amendment that I have just moved. I am also grateful that he has said that the Government’s intention is to harmonise…18 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I will speak to the amendments in this group in my name and those of my noble friends. In opening, I agree with everything that was said by the noble Lord, Lord Vaux. It…18 Apr 2023HANSARDShort-term Holding Facility (Amendment) Rules 2022My Lords, I too thank my noble friend for bringing this regret Motion. She set out the reasons for doing so in her characteristically thorough way, and I will try not to repeat…18 Apr 2023HANSARDPrison Officers: RetirementMy Lords, I open by agreeing with the three previous speakers. The noble Earl, Lord Attlee, closed by asking for a “hard think” about this situation. The noble Lord, Lord Balfe,…30 Mar 2023HANSARDAnti-social Behaviour Action PlanMy Lords, I thank the Government for their Statement in the other place. Anti-social behaviour can inflict real misery on people and communities across the country. Although it is…29 Mar 2023HANSARDAnti-social Behaviour Action PlanBefore the noble Lord sits down, I have a question. When he talked about out-of-court disposals, which we approve of in principle, he used three words: reparative, rehabilitative…29 Mar 2023HANSARDJurors: Mental Health ImpactMy Lords, judicial officeholders, their partners and their children are offered helpline support 24/7 for 365 days a year through the Ministry of Justice. There is no equivalent…28 Mar 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, this is a wide-ranging group of amendments which focuses mostly on the amount of information given about subscribers, founding shareholders and limited companies when…27 Mar 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillWe are not against the Minister’s amendment; we just think it needs clarity. The Labour Party would not object if the Committee agreed the amendment. If appropriate, we will come…27 Mar 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this relatively short but important debate. I make it clear to the Minister that I do not think anyone contributing to this…27 Mar 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillThis has been an interesting debate—and a very lawyer-heavy debate —on the juxtaposition of “strict liability” with “reasonable excuse”. I can claim some knowledge here as a…27 Mar 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I echo what the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, said. When the noble Lord, Lord Agnew, moved Amendment 39, which places a duty to register on those owning 5% or more of…27 Mar 2023HANSARDBlack and Minority-ethnic Children: Police Strip-searchesMy Lords, one of the report’s conclusions was that there were widely differing practices in stop and search and strip-searches across the country. Does the Minister believe that…27 Mar 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill27 Mar 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Act 2003 (Home Detention Curfew) Order 2023I thank the Minister for that introduction, and we support the SI. As the Minister said, the current maximum period that an eligible offender may spend in the community on home…20 Mar 2023HANSARDPolice and Crime CommissionersMy Lords, the Minister said he has no powers to intervene. He also said there is a judicial process in which he does not want to intervene. Can he give the House a date by which…20 Mar 2023HANSARDJudicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, the cavalry has just arrived in the form of my noble friend Lord Davies of Brixton, who is a pensions expert. Unfortunately, he will not say anything on the SI, which I…20 Mar 2023