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HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, it is reasonable to say at this point that we are about to have two days of quite detailed explanation on that, so I am afraid that that is as far as I can go on this.…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate, to which I have listened carefully. Before I turn to the specific amendments in the group, I shall start by…16 Nov 2022HANSARDScammersI absolutely agree. I also point out that banks are heavily involved with the awareness campaigns. Many noble Lords will no doubt have seen a recent advert put out by Santander to…15 Nov 2022HANSARDScammersMy Lords, fraud awareness-raising activity takes place across government, law enforcement and the private and charity sectors. The Government provide free advice to the public…15 Nov 2022HANSARDScammersMy Lords, I have slightly different figures for the number of victims who were reimbursed. I am told that up to the year ending June 2022, 71% of victims got fully reimbursed. On…15 Nov 2022HANSARDScammersI am afraid I cannot. I will endeavour to find the appropriate statistic. There is a problem about the collection of statistics—the noble Lord, Lord Browne, referred to it…15 Nov 2022HANSARDScammersThe National Cyber Security Centre launched its suspicious email reporting service to remove harmful scams online, and it is seeing high levels of success. As of October 2022 it…15 Nov 2022HANSARDScammersMy Lords, I have already outlined some of the legislative work going on, and I am not going to unequivocally commit to doing anything in other Bills at the moment. I will go on to…15 Nov 2022HANSARDScammersMy Lords, the noble Lord is quite right: the Home Office is leading work on a fraud strategy. The Prime Minister referred to it in the other place as recently as 2 November. We…15 Nov 2022HANSARDScammersThe noble Lord is quite right: in the year to March 2022 people aged over 75 were less likely to be a victim of fraud than those aged between 16 and 74. He makes an extremely good…15 Nov 2022HANSARDScammersAs I have already said, the National Audit Office report is going to inform the new fraud strategy. I reassure noble Lords that this is taken incredibly seriously. Alongside the…15 Nov 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Offensive Weapons Homicide Reviews) Regulations 2022Once again, I thank noble Lords for their thoughtful contributions and questions, and I shall do my very best to answer all the points raised. Both noble Lords asked about the…08 Nov 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Offensive Weapons Homicide Reviews) Regulations 2022I understand the question. I will write to the noble Lord on that, if I may, to make sure that I do not get it wrong; I think I have the answer, but I would not want to give…08 Nov 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2022My Lords, I am very grateful for this short debate. I appreciate the strength of feeling about deprivation of citizenship, but I feel I need to repeat what I said earlier:…08 Nov 2022HANSARDFootball Spectators (Relevant Offences) Regulations 2022That the Regulations laid before the House on 5 and 22 September be approved. Relevant document: 13th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Grand…08 Nov 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Offensive Weapons Homicide Reviews) Regulations 2022That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 13 October be approved. 15th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee08 Nov 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Offensive Weapons Homicide Reviews) Regulations 2022My Lords, keeping people safe is the Government’s top priority. We must use every tool at our disposal to stop lives being lost to serious violence. Offensive weapons homicide…08 Nov 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2022That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 13 October be approved. 15th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee08 Nov 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2022My Lords, keeping the public safe is a top priority for the Government. Deprivation of citizenship, where it is conducive to the public good, is reserved for those who pose a…08 Nov 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2022Absolutely; I am very happy to do that. Given that we seem to have arrived at a conclusion, to finish, this instrument is the first step in creating the important safeguards which…08 Nov 2022