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HANSARDCoronation: PolicingI entirely agree with my noble friend.11 May 2023HANSARDSocial Media: Online FraudThe noble Lord will not be surprised to know that I cannot comment on that. I have no knowledge of it.10 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: Policing of ProtestsMy Lords, I am afraid I do not agree with the noble Lord, which will not be a surprise to him. As he may be aware, because the Metropolitan Police Commissioner wrote about it at…10 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: Policing of ProtestsI cannot confirm whether the journalist provision was introduced last week, but I can say, as I said earlier, that six people were arrested under Section 2. The police must have…10 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: Policing of ProtestsI am entirely happy to agree with the noble Lord and I will also quote the Metropolitan Police Commissioner on this subject. He said: “Much of the ill-informed commentary on the…10 May 2023HANSARDSocial Media: Online FraudI pay tribute to my noble friend and thank her for the work of the committee that she chairs, the Fraud Act 2006 and Digital Fraud Committee, which published its report last year.…10 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: Policing of ProtestsI entirely agree with my noble friend. There were 312 of the world’s leaders in London over the weekend, being protected by about 800 close protection officers. I am going to say…10 May 2023HANSARDSocial Media: Online FraudThe noble Lord makes some important points about identity theft, which of course can happen offline as well as online. It needs to be considered in all its forms. I have no…10 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: Policing of ProtestsI agree with my noble friend and, as I said, the police were acting on very actionable intelligence about the scale and likely scope of the planned protests, which included…10 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: Policing of ProtestsThe right reverend Prelate makes a good point, and he is right that one of the people who had been talking with the Metropolitan Police was arrested on this occasion. However, as…10 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: Policing of ProtestsI am sorry, but it is not. Can you imagine the carnage if a stampede were caused among military horses?10 May 2023HANSARDSocial Media: Online FraudMy Lords, the Government are engaging with social media firms to ensure that they play their part in tackling fraud. No. 10 held a round table in April attended by the world’s…10 May 2023HANSARDSocial Media: Online FraudMy Lords, I have already referred to the new fraud strategy that was published only last week. The noble Lord will be aware that there are three pillars to that strategy—pursuing,…10 May 2023HANSARDSocial Media: Online FraudMy Lords, I am busy with the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill, but I will endeavour to find out and come back to the noble Lord.10 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: Policing of ProtestsMy Lords, the Act is in law and will not be revisited by this Government nor, I believe, by the Government of the noble Lord opposite. Having said that, guidance needs to be…10 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: Policing of ProtestsMy Lords, I join the noble Lord opposite in saying how grateful we all should be to the officers of the Metropolitan Police and other forces for their excellent work over the…10 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: Policing of ProtestsMy Lords, I think I agree with the noble Lord’s lengthy question. For the record, let me say that I am very pleased that certain people were able to express views with which I…10 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillAs the noble Lord has drawn on the key facts document, it is important for me to provide a bit of clarification. It was published on 4 March 2022 for the previous Bill, not this…09 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI am certainly happy to take my noble friend’s concerns back but, as regards targets, that would invite me to stray into operational matters, which I will not do.09 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI am not sure that the question is entirely valid with regard to generating money. The fact is that, since their introduction in 2017, four of these have been issued in relation…09 May 2023