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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Moynihan, on his courage in raising these issues. I am going to say little more than that, other than that I was instrumental in…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I rise to support Amendment 379, to which I have added my name, and to very strongly support it. But before I do, I hope the Committee will forgive me if I digress very…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillWhen I observed these deployments of facial recognition and looked at the 20 policemen standing around, it occurred to me that they would probably find a lot more of the people…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe Minister says that he cannot pre-empt the outcome of the consultation, but surely Clause 125 already pre-empts the outcome of the consultation.15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I rise to speak in favour of Amendment 396, to which I have added my name—my notes are only two pages long. It would ensure that the DVLA drivers database was not used…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am absolutely astonished. Until 10 minutes ago, I had no idea that these provisions existed—that a constable without suspicion could seize a person’s devices,…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am sorry, I must be missing something here. There is a provision to conduct a really draconian intervention on a traveller as they pass through an airport, but it is not on the…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillBe that as it may, what does the Minister say to people in all the other categories which are not mentioned in the clause as exemptions? People who have work reasons or marital…13 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the noble Lord for taking the intervention, but my question was not about protest. It was more that, if an officeholder and a constituent met outside and had a…13 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am astonished by that statement. Is the Minister saying that we should knowingly pass faulty legislation because we know that the noble Lord, Lord Macdonald, will pick it up and…13 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I will comment briefly on Amendments 382A and 382C. Amendment 382A amounts to the banning of protests in almost any circumstances at the behest of the police. Proposed…13 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti. I agree with everything that she said. I start by reminding the Committee that I have an interest as…13 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI shall speak to Amendments 372 and 380 and various other amendments in this group. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hanson, for his kind remarks at the end of the previous group, but…13 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillNot so far as I know. It was absolutely farcical, but not very funny, when you consider that the hundreds of police officers involved had far more useful things that they could…07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I draw the Committee’s attention to my interest as chair of Big Brother Watch. I will speak about Amendments 369 and 371 in the name of my colleague and noble friend…07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe objection was to the way that terrorism legislation was misused to, in effect, suppress protest. It was misused by combining as a group Palestine Action with two other…07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am sorry to intervene so late. Could the Minister please confirm whether the review led by the noble Lord, Lord Macdonald, will consider the issue I was raising, which was the…07 Jan 2026HANSARDOverseas Musicians Touring in the UKMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the problem that caused this issue was not just Brexit but the bungled trade and co-operation agreement, which completely left out Britain’s…11 Nov 2025HANSARDOffice for National StatisticsMy Lords, I was pleased to hear from the Minister just now that the Sullivan review has been copied to all departments. Can she tell the House what they are doing about it?10 Nov 2025HANSARDNon-crime Hate IncidentsI thank the Minister for his reply. The non-crime hate incident regime is being prolifically exploited by malicious individuals targeting people who merely disagree with them. The…27 Oct 2025