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HANSARDPrisoners: Acquired Brain InjuriesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the findings of the Disabilities Trust and Royal Holloway University that 65% of women in HM Prison Drake Hall had suffered from…12 Feb 2019HANSARDPrisoners: Acquired Brain InjuriesMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, and declare an interest as chairman of the Criminal Justice and Acquired Brain Injury Interest…12 Feb 2019HANSARDPrisoners: Acquired Brain InjuriesMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that somewhat disappointing reply. This is not new; indeed, I have been campaigning for assessment of head injuries for 20 years. In addition to…12 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I entirely understand why the Government feel that they have an obligation to take meaningful and effective steps to protect the public from those who use offensive…06 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend’s amendment because it advocates one public health approach, along the lines advocated in the serious violence strategy. The sad fact is,…30 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in the debate on this amendment. I assure the Minister that this is not a matter of principle against short sentences. I have…28 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 34 in my name and those of others, I will speak to my opposition to the clause. My comments about Amendment 34 apply to the clause as a whole. The…28 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons Bill28 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I put my name to this amendment purely to be consistent with what I said at Second Reading. As the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, has pointed out, it could be that children…28 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillI am sorry. I mentioned at Second Reading that I was astonished that the Bill should bring forward the Home Secretary’s apparent desire to increase the number of mandatory short…28 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I have added my name to Amendments 4 and 5, and I will also speak to the other amendments in this group. I looked in vain for Amendment 19 on the Marshalled List and the…28 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I support the noble Lord, Lord Bethell, in this, because so many things that were alleged about the inefficiency of various measures are unproven. For example, short…28 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords—28 Jan 2019HANSARDChildren and Young People: Digital TechnologyMy Lords, I join all those who have thanked my noble friend Lady Kidron not only for tabling this important debate and her masterly introduction but for her relentless…17 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I shall concentrate in my contribution on the possible impact of the Bill on children under the age of 18, an aspect that received less than full attention during its…07 Jan 2019