Public Order Bill

My Lords, I had no intention of speaking on this amendment, but I feel I must, because my late hu...

My Lords, the speech from the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, really was excellent, and I hope it g...

My Lords, I have been following this Bill carefully but have not been able to take an active part...

My Lords, we wholeheartedly support Amendment 117 in the name of the noble Baronesses, Lady Chakr...

My Lords, it is a privilege to speak to these important amendments in the name of the noble Baron...

Before the Minister responds, I have to say that, while I do not often take issue with the noble ...

I will respond to the noble Lord. If I, in any way, gave the impression that I underestimated the...

My Lords, before I begin responding to the debate, I start by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Paddi...

Before the Minister sits down, and with my real thanks for the sentiment that he expressed, does ...

I agree with the noble Baroness that I do not agree with the proposition she just outlined from s...

Before my noble friend sits down, the fact is that what he says is true, but something has happen...

I have to say to my noble friend: I hope I was not giving the impression that I was saying that i...

Will the Minister confirm that neither in his remarks nor apparently from what he said was the re...

Obviously, I defer to the noble Lord’s expertise on matters custodial, but—I am flying solo a lit...

Does the noble Lord not realise how disappointing his response is in many ways? As the noble Lord...

Very briefly, what concerns me about this—well, lots of things concern me—is that the police, inc...

My Lords, in answer to the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, I am getting a strong sense of how disappoint...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply to all the wonderful speeches, and I thank many nobl...

Moved by

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

118: After Clause 18, insert the following new...

My Lords, I was very excited when I saw this grouping: I thought that I had got my own group to m...

My Lords, it is difficult to argue with the point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Mouls...

Before I forget, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, for signing Amendment 127, which deals spe...

I thank noble Lords. The public order measures in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 20...

Did the advice’s definition of “discomfort” really use the word “man”, so it does not apply to wo...

I was quoting from the Law Commission’s written evidence, which referred to the

“standards ...

I suggest that legal sources need to brush up on equality these days—that is ridiculous.

Wi...

Moved by

Lord Coaker

126: After Clause 18, insert the following new Clause—

“Co...

My Lords, I emphasise my Amendment 126 in this group, which probes the need for public order poli...

My Lords, for the avoidance of doubt, I say to the Minister that I will not be deviating into pol...

My Lords, I support Amendment 142A from the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, and his Clause 30 stand part...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, has done a service to the House in focusing such clear att...

My Lords, I wish to make one or two brief observations in respect of the way these amendments tie...

My Lords, we support Amendments 126 and 144 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Coaker. As recomm...

My Lords, I thank noble Lords for the amendments in this group. I turn first to Amendment 126, wh...

I am sorry to interrupt the Minister and am grateful to him for giving way. I have seen evidence ...

I am afraid that I do not know the answer. I will write to the noble Lord with the detail. Regard...

My Lords, the last remark the Minister made, about writing to my noble friend Lord Rooker, was us...

Moved by

Lord Paddick

128: Clause 19, page 22, line 8, leave out “on the balance of p...

My Lords, Amendment 128 is in my name, supported by the noble Lord, Lord Skidelsky, the noble Bar...

My Lords, I enthusiastically support the amendment moved by the noble Lord, Lord Paddick.

I...

My Lords, I gladly put my name to the stand part amendments on Clauses 19 and 20, which of course...

My Lords, at this late hour, I will say just a very few words. I start, rather tiresomely, with a...

My Lords, I intend to be brief, but I wanted to speak in favour of Amendments 128, 129 and 130, a...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Chelmsford. Noble L...

My Lords, I entirely support the analysis so eloquently made by the noble Lord, Lord Anderson of ...

My Lords, I have not been present for earlier proceedings on this Bill because of other commitmen...

My Lords, I declare a historical if not a current interest as a Home Office lawyer from January 1...

My Lords, I open by echoing what the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, said: all the arguments in all the...

My Lords, there are notices to oppose within this group, so it may help if I start by addressing ...

My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. As many noble ...

Moved by

Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

143: After Clause 34, insert the following new Cl...

My Lords, this amendment is in the name of my noble friend Lord Coaker and the noble Lord, Lord P...

My Lords, we support Amendment 143 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, to which I have ad...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Coaker and Lord Paddick, for tabling this amendment. I em...

Well, the Minister did not make any attempt to answer any of the questions I asked. I do not know...

My Lords, in respect of the specific questions, which are more or less covered by the Sentencing ...

I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.

Moved by

Baroness Chakrabarti

146: Clause 35, page 36, line 25, at end insert—

...

My Lords, I congratulate those still here. We end, of course, with commencement, because that is ...

My Lords, I have tabled Amendments 148 and 150 in this group, and will speak also to Amendments 1...

My Lords, I add my support to Amendments 146 and 147, to which my right reverend friend the Bisho...

My Lords, I thank noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. I will make a couple of brief comme...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, and the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, for tab...

Can the Minister clarify what I thought I heard—noble Lords know what I am like with making mista...

What I hope I said is that our expectation is that the provisions in the Bill will improve the ab...

That is very helpful. I agree with the Minister that police officers—we have a fine one in this C...

I just want to clarify that I mean criminal protesters.

I am grateful to the Minister but, of course, if the Government are able to keep expanding the de...