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HANSARDNational Crime Agency Investigation: Javad MarandiMy Lords, I am going to repeat what I have said: there is a long-standing principle, first introduced by the Committee on Standards in Public Life in 1998, that if you are…17 May 2023HANSARDVagrancy Act 1824I thank my noble friend for the history lesson.17 May 2023HANSARDVagrancy Act 1824It is felt that certain other types of activity associated with vagrancy should be looked into, including things such as nuisance and organised begging.17 May 2023HANSARDVagrancy Act 1824I shall pass on the noble Lord’s comments.17 May 2023HANSARDVagrancy Act 1824I cannot give that assurance but, as I said, last year we consulted on options for replacement legislation, along with other stakeholder engagement, and we are considering those…17 May 2023HANSARDVagrancy Act 1824My Lords, the Government do not collect figures on the police usage of the Vagrancy Act and as the police are operationally independent, we cannot comment on figures. The Ministry…17 May 2023HANSARDVagrancy Act 1824My Lords, at the start of the year the Home Office was asked to take forward provisions to repeal and replace the Vagrancy Act, as the noble Baroness has referred to. That builds…17 May 2023HANSARDNational Crime Agency Investigation: Javad MarandiMy Lords, the Government responded to the report published by the noble Lord’s committee, Regulating Election Finance , in September 2021, and the Elections Act 2022, to which I…17 May 2023HANSARDVagrancy Act 1824My Lords, as noble Lords know and as I have tried to explain, we are hard at work on coming up with a suitable replacement, which is not a like-for-like replacement of the…17 May 2023HANSARDVagrancy Act 1824I cannot specifically answer as regards all prison leavers. I know that a lot of work is being done with the rehabilitation of drug addicts in an effort to prevent recidivism. I…17 May 2023HANSARDVagrancy Act 1824I think I have already answered questions around this particular line of inquiry.17 May 2023HANSARDVagrancy Act 1824My Lords, as we made clear at the time of the PCSC Act and as was recently set out in the Government’s Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan , we will repeal the Vagrancy Act when…17 May 2023HANSARDVagrancy Act 1824Of course, commencement is not really within the spirit of the Question, but I understand where the noble Baroness is coming from. There was no suggestion that commencement would…17 May 2023HANSARDVagrancy Act 1824I am happy to give a bit more detail on the positive aspects of this. So far, we have invested up to £500 million through our flagship rough sleeping initiative 2022-25 so that…17 May 2023HANSARDVagrancy Act 1824The noble Lord is a magistrate. I will not comment on his first point, other to say that I am sure most of my colleagues would prefer not to appear in front of him. The statistics…17 May 2023HANSARDLicensing Act 2003 (Liaison Committee Report)My Lords, I start by congratulating my noble friend Lady McIntosh of Pickering on securing this important debate. I am very well aware of her long-standing interest in this topic.…17 May 2023HANSARDNational Crime Agency Investigation: Javad MarandiMy Lords, I do not believe that was a question.17 May 2023HANSARDNational Crime Agency Investigation: Javad MarandiMy Lords, we have gone back and forth on this issue on a number of occasions. The noble Lord refers to rumours, but he is prone to starting some. I remind the noble Lord that, as…17 May 2023HANSARDNational Crime Agency Investigation: Javad MarandiYes; I absolutely accept my noble friend’s point. Certainly, in relation to the question that has been asked, it is incumbent on all parties to be vigilant about all donations at…17 May 2023HANSARDNational Crime Agency Investigation: Javad MarandiThe noble Lord will be aware that I cannot comment on ongoing investigations; no Minister at the Dispatch Box would. With regard to Mr Marandi’s status in the United Kingdom, he…17 May 2023