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HANSARDRoyal Commission on the Criminal Justice SystemMy Lords, I am afraid that it is now customary for me to be more disappointing than my predecessor, but there was no discourtesy to Her Majesty the Queen or, indeed, anybody else.…06 Jul 2021HANSARDRoyal Commission on the Criminal Justice SystemMy Lords, the Government are absolutely committed to the delivery of this key manifesto pledge. At the onset of the pandemic, our focus was rightly on ensuring that the criminal…06 Jul 2021HANSARDCriminal Justice (Electronic Commerce) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 27 May be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 30 June06 Jul 2021HANSARDCrown Dependencies: ContributionsMy Lords, I take issue with the reference to tax havens. That is a tendentious term and we can perhaps debate it on another occasion. The Crown dependencies have a long-standing…01 Jul 2021HANSARDCrown Dependencies: ContributionsMy Lords, the UK has a constitutional responsibility to represent the Crown dependencies internationally. We discharge that responsibility irrespective of cost. As I said,…01 Jul 2021HANSARDCrown Dependencies: ContributionsMy Lords, the Crown dependencies are responsible for their own domestic affairs, although islanders sometimes make use of UK public services such as health or education, for which…01 Jul 2021HANSARDCrown Dependencies: ContributionsMy Lords, the Crown dependencies have a long-standing relationship with the UK via the Crown, and the Government currently have no intention of reviewing their constitutional…01 Jul 2021HANSARDCrown Dependencies: ContributionsMy Lords, as sanctions are a tool of foreign policy, it is government policy for UK sanctions measures to be given effect in the Crown dependencies to make those sanctions as…01 Jul 2021HANSARDCrown Dependencies: ContributionsMy Lords, I hope I would never make an absurd point, either to the noble Lord or anybody else. I am certainly aware that there is no current or perceived future requirement to use…01 Jul 2021HANSARDCrown Dependencies: ContributionsThe noble Lord raises an important point. My role in the Ministry of Justice is essentially to be the point Minister for the Crown dependencies regarding the Government. Just as I…01 Jul 2021HANSARDCriminal Justice (Electronic Commerce) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021My Lords, this is a technical instrument concerning EU jurisdictional rules. I make it clear at the outset that these regulations do not create new policy nor change the nature of…30 Jun 2021HANSARDCriminal Justice (Electronic Commerce) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Criminal Justice (Electronic Commerce) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021.30 Jun 2021HANSARDCriminal Justice (Electronic Commerce) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021My Lords, sometimes a debate is short but it sets up some interesting points, and this is one of them. First, I thank my noble and learned friend Lord Mackay of Clashfern for his…30 Jun 2021HANSARDMarriage and Religious WeddingsMy Lords, I respectfully agree with the noble and learned Baroness that, in seeking to update marriage law, we must ensure that we do not weaken forced marriage safeguards.…28 Jun 2021HANSARDMarriage and Religious WeddingsMy Lords, the law regulating legal marriage ceremonies developed over 150 years without systematic reform, so any changes present both legal and practical challenges. That is why…28 Jun 2021HANSARDMarriage and Religious WeddingsMy Lords, I am aware of the noble Baroness’s work in this area and the Private Members’ Bills she has brought forward in the past. The offence set out in her Private Member’s Bill…28 Jun 2021HANSARDMarriage and Religious WeddingsMy Lords, the right reverend Prelate is right that the position of migrant women and their children, in particular, is of real concern. As we saw in the domestic abuse debates,…28 Jun 2021HANSARDMarriage and Religious WeddingsMy Lords, my noble friend is right: if you are not legally married, under the law of England and Wales, you have a significantly disadvantageous position on divorce and on death.…28 Jun 2021HANSARDMarriage and Religious WeddingsMy Lords, the noble and learned Lord knows that it is a high priority, because this is one of the issues that both the Law Commission and the Nuffield Foundation are looking at.…28 Jun 2021HANSARDMarriage and Religious WeddingsMy Lords, people may choose to abide by the interpretation and application of sharia principles if they wish to do so—that is a matter of religious freedom—provided that their…28 Jun 2021