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HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I will start with a quotation. In the Ministry of Defence “there is one individual who is refusing to back down from the alleyway he has found himself in.”—[ Official…08 Dec 2021HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, what a pleasure it is to follow the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, with all his passion, and to hear from him that he will, like us, push this Bill back over and over again…30 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillAll those people yearning for a cat now know where they stand with this Government. I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Ramsbotham. For decades we have listened to him in this…24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I first acknowledge my place in devolution history. For the purposes of the footnote in that history, I should say that the place where I gave my evidence was, as I…24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I move this amendment in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames, who regrettably cannot be with us today. In the Conservative Party manifesto…24 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill23 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Baroness for her careful reply, but I feel that I must test the opinion of the House.23 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I am most grateful to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Morris of Aberavon, for his support, and I congratulate him on the attempts that he has made over a long time to…23 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillThere is no doubt that serious crimes are more difficult to investigate in the military than in civilian life due to the exigencies of service. On the other hand, serious crimes…23 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I very much understand the impatience of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, for the introduction of video recordings of cross-examination in cases involving…22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThat introduces the question about the complainant’s sexual history; I do not think the noble and learned Lord addressed that when he opened the case. The basic position in…22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, when I was a young solicitor in north Wales, I recall a knock on the door at about 6 o’clock in the evening. There was an agitated man of Polish extraction on the…22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am disappointed that the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, did not refer to the opinion of the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Hale, in the case of J. She…22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I ask the Committee to forgive me for using legal language. Some years ago, I had a case in Newport. It was a murder trial in which the victim was profoundly deaf, the…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillGross negligence, yes—although it is interesting that the word “gross” is put before it. But these are different offences, and it may be that I should confine my criticism to the…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThat is an interesting point. Manslaughter can obviously be by negligence.08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, as this is about causing serious injury by careless or inconsiderate driving, the state of mind—the mental element—is involved. The noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope,…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillDriving is an activity which is universal. Equally, the mistake—or negligence—is also universal, and I do draw that distinction. I appreciate where the noble Lord is coming from,…08 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillPerhaps I might draw to the Minister’s attention her amendment, which states in subsection (3)(b) of the proposed new clause: “The Provost Marshal for serious crime has a duty,…02 Nov 2021