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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillIt was more than a pleading point.19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, my noble friend was gracious enough to make a reference to me, in the sense that he suggested that I have some concerns about his drafting. Indeed, I do. I shall take…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I will briefly support my noble friend Lord Brady’s amendment for exactly the three or four reasons he articulated. First, it is consistent with the Government’s…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I will just say a word about Amendment 213. I shall come back more fully to a discussion of the principles in the fifth group of amendments, but there is a danger that a…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I rise briefly to make observations about Amendments 122 and 123. I am not against a review or a consultation, but I make the point that these are not cost-free. Reviews…19 Nov 2025HANSARDPolice ReformMy Lords, does the Minister understand that those of us who live in Lincolnshire are not seeking the removal of Marc Jones, who is a rather good police commissioner? We are…18 Nov 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, I hope that I will be forgiven if I concentrate more on what should be in the Bill than what is in it. For the purposes of today’s debate, I intend to focus primarily on…12 Nov 2025HANSARDGaza and HamasMy Lords, does the Minister agree that if the ceasefire is to remain in place, it is absolutely essential that the stabilisation force and the transitional authority be put in…03 Nov 2025HANSARDEducation in PrisonsMy Lords—21 Oct 2025HANSARDEducation in PrisonsMy Lords, I acknowledge the Minister’s personal commitment to purposeful training within prisons and the contribution that he has made to providing work to prisoners who have been…21 Oct 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, this is a very large Bill—as my noble and learned friend Lord Garnier said, it is too large—but for present purposes, I am going to focus exclusively on Clause 191, the…16 Oct 2025HANSARDPolice: Vetting, Training and DisciplineMy Lords, while vetting and training are clearly important, perhaps more important is the authority and supervision of those who are in control and authority over a station, unit…16 Oct 2025HANSARDEquality Act 2010: Meaning of “Sex”Does the Minister agree that it is highly desirable that the guidance, or codes of practice, when published, should be as sensitive as possible about the needs and interests of…15 Oct 2025HANSARDPublic Order LegislationMy Lords, I suggest that Sections 12 and 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000 need amendment. To sit in a square and hold a placard is not an obvious act of terrorism. To arrest and…02 Sept 2025HANSARDBorders and AsylumMy Lords, I wish to raise a question about the legal obstacles to immigration. I suggest that it would be helpful if the Government produced a consultation document setting out in…02 Sept 2025HANSARDBorders and AsylumMay I tackle the Minister on what he said about the ECHR? It is perfectly true that it incorporates important rights. It is equally perfectly true that those important rights can…02 Sept 2025HANSARDMiddle EastMy Lords, I am appalled by the policies of Mr Netanyahu and his coalition partners. I used to know Mr Netanyahu when I worked in the Foreign Office and I am in no way surprised…01 Sept 2025HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025On that point of the use of statutory instruments, does my noble friend agree that many of the problems he has identified arise from the fact that statutory instruments cannot be…22 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, yesterday, the Secretary of State for Defence described the super-injunction as “unprecedented, uncomfortable and, in many ways, unconscionable ”. —[ Official Report ,…16 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords—16 Jul 2025