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HANSARDPolice and Crime CommissionersI am afraid I cannot.20 Mar 2023HANSARDPolice and Crime CommissionersMy Lords, I think I have partially answered that. I am delighted to say that Cleveland is starting to make serious progress on the engagement front. I have also answered a number…20 Mar 2023HANSARDPolice and Crime CommissionersThe noble Baroness asks a good question. As she will be aware, we have passed secondary legislation to enact changes to the PCC voting system. This reform will clarify and…20 Mar 2023HANSARDPolice and Crime CommissionersMy Lords, I agree up to a point. The Government are taking a central role, not least through the review into the dismissal process that I have talked about before. I have little…20 Mar 2023HANSARDPolice and Crime CommissionersI am happy to reassure the House on that point. I am seeing my noble friend Lord Lexden this Wednesday. He chose not to mention it, but I will.20 Mar 2023HANSARDPolice and Crime CommissionersMy Lords, the Government engage regularly with PCCs and chief constables across all force areas. There have been no recent specific discussions between the Government and the PCC…20 Mar 2023HANSARDPolice and Crime CommissionersMy Lords, I am sorry that my noble friend finds it unsatisfactory. I think it would be unsatisfactory for me to stand here and make a comment that might prejudice a judicial…20 Mar 2023HANSARDNitrous OxideI certainly do not think I have said that, my Lords. There are legitimate uses for nitrous oxide, and we should bear that in mind. It is used in medicine, dentistry and—this may…15 Mar 2023HANSARDNitrous OxideI take the noble Baroness’s point. As I say, the recommendations from the report are still under consideration. As I have just outlined, considerable work has been done on the…15 Mar 2023HANSARDNitrous OxideThe noble Lord is right that the availability of larger tanks—I thank him for his example of one—is believed to have led to an increase in the amount and frequency of nitrous…15 Mar 2023HANSARDNitrous OxideMy Lords, it is an offence under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 to supply or offer to supply oxide canisters of any size, knowingly or recklessly, for its psychoactive…15 Mar 2023HANSARDNitrous OxideI do not have any personal knowledge of whether it is a gateway drug, but the evidence that I have seen certainly suggests that to be the case; I believe it is the third most…15 Mar 2023HANSARDNitrous OxideMy noble friend makes a very good point but the advisory council did not actually recommend that. It said that nitrous oxide should be kept subject to the provisions in the…15 Mar 2023HANSARDNitrous OxideThe noble Lord raises a good point. A free drugs advice service from the Government, FRANK, contains information on nitrous oxide and the harm associated with taking it, such as…15 Mar 2023HANSARDNitrous OxideMy noble friend Lady Berridge is right; obviously we need to future-proof legislation—and I note that my noble friend next to me was nodding sagely during her question.15 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I have already spoken to Motion C. I beg to move.14 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendments 20, 21, 23, 27, 28, 31, 32 and 33 and do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 33A and 33B in lieu.14 Mar 2023HANSARDManchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 3 ReportI am afraid that I will disappoint the noble Baroness. I have absolutely no idea when the victims Bill is likely to arrive in Parliament. I will endeavour to find out and write,…14 Mar 2023HANSARDManchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 3 ReportThe noble Baroness raises a good point. I sometimes think that the speed with which polar opinions are voiced in this country is unhelpful to sensible public debate. She makes her…14 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, again, I am grateful to both noble Lords for their thoughtful and considered contributions to this debate. As I have already detailed, the Government listened carefully…14 Mar 2023