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HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, this amendment in the name of my noble friend seeks to insert a new clause after Clause 20 to prohibit the display of bladed products in shops. The honourable Member for…30 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillI echo the remarks of the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee. It is a problem throughout our legislative activity; this is bad enough but FiSMA 2000 is even worse, having been amended so…30 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillI want merely to thank the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, for putting forward a proposition which means that the Government have to give a comprehensive answer to it.30 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons Bill30 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillI thank the Minister for her response. I felt that it was more persuasive in favour of the amendment than my own words, but I cannot agree with the conclusions she came to. Sadly,…30 Jan 2019HANSARDMilitary Equipment: SalesMy Lords, according to the Times , officials had to go to this warehouse and physically inspect what was there. Does the MoD not have systems that track the whereabouts of…30 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons Bill30 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillAmendments 59, 60 and 86 in this group, which are tabled in my name, seek to give trading standards powers to enforce the relevant provisions of the Bill and a power to…30 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillI am very slow today. The Minister has spent a lot of time agreeing with me and then she has not suggested that we should adopt the amendment. Is she suggesting that we should…30 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillNo change there.30 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillI shall read the Minister’s response with some care, but in the meantime I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.30 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons Bill30 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillAmendment 70, tabled in the name of my noble friend Lord Kennedy, and with the support of the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, would place in the Bill a provision to exempt the kirpan…30 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillI cannot remember the last time I had such broad-based support. I feel that I need to bask in it for a few seconds, but enough is enough. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.30 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillThis takes me back to those heady days when we had a Labour Government and I was a lowly Whip. That sounds like a very Treasury counterargument. One day when I was handling a…30 Jan 2019HANSARDFinancial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I support Amendments 3, 4 and 5. They are the product of ideas from all parts of the House: from the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, and particularly from Lib Dem Members.…29 Jan 2019HANSARDDrones: ConsultationMy Lords, given the disruption at Gatwick and Heathrow, can we be clear about who is authorised to destroy a drone? Will those authorisations be extended in forthcoming…29 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, perhaps I may speak briefly on this rather macabre amendment. First, I am not sure who the testing is to be done on. I cannot see many volunteers being willing to be…28 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillGiven the lack of clarity, if a letter could be sent to us before any discussion takes place, that would be good.28 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, if I can give some comfort to the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, I did not understand it either.28 Jan 2019