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HANSARDNationality and Borders BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendment 25, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 25A.04 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am grateful to the noble Baroness and was not aware of the remarks to which she referred. If the Minister in the other place has given an undertaking that he will go away and…04 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillWith that exhortation from behind me ringing in my ears, I step forward to address the points made by noble Lords from across the House in a further interesting and wide-ranging…04 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendments 23 and 24, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reasons 23A and 24A, but do propose Amendment 24B in lieu—04 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I will also speak to Motions P, Q, R and S. Let me begin with Amendment 22, which inserts a new clause relating to age assessment. I…04 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendment 22, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 22A.04 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendment 11, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 11A.04 Apr 2022HANSARDStalking Protection OrdersMy Lords, on actions in relation to enhancing training, I can advise that in 2019 the College of Policing released a set of new advice products. There is a mandatory course for…16 Mar 2022HANSARDStalking Protection OrdersI agree wholeheartedly with both parts of the noble Lord’s question. I assure him that such training specifically for police—particularly, and importantly, for first responders—is…16 Mar 2022HANSARDStalking Protection OrdersI am very grateful to my noble friend for the question. In part, I refer her to the answer I gave to the previous question. The situation is that there is a degree of independence…16 Mar 2022HANSARDStalking Protection OrdersI gratefully acknowledge the noble Baroness’s question and the terms thereof. The Government are aware that there is a bad practice of applying for the wrong order or for running…16 Mar 2022HANSARDStalking Protection OrdersMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for that question. I am aware, of course, that one of the great values of SPOs is that they can impose positive conditions as well as…16 Mar 2022HANSARDStalking Protection OrdersIn the first instance, we look at the number of stalking protection orders that are sought and imposed. The figures that I have in relation to their use are encouraging. I can…16 Mar 2022HANSARDStalking Protection OrdersThe Crown Prosecution Service is involved in training its staff in relation to these matters. Of course, as an independent body, it takes decisions on the prosecution of crime,…16 Mar 2022HANSARDStalking Protection OrdersI am grateful to my noble friend for this point. Tackling violence against women and girls is a priority for the Government. I am sure that the House will agree that that should…16 Mar 2022HANSARDStalking Protection OrdersFirst, I acknowledge the interest and hard work which the noble Lord has devoted to this topic. I fully accept that a single letter from the Safeguarding Minister sitting in the…16 Mar 2022HANSARDStalking Protection OrdersMy Lords, we expect all police forces to make full use of stalking protection orders and the Safeguarding Minister has written to chief constables whose forces have not applied…16 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI propose to conclude by merely echoing the words of the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, opposite. She says that it is above all important that there should be confidence in the means…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, there was no attempt on my part to forestall any Division, and I apologise if ignorance of procedure perhaps led to the suggestion otherwise. [ Interruption. ] I am…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for their amendments and their participation in this debate. I note that their interest lies in ensuring that the Secretary of State publishes…08 Mar 2022