My Lords, we should at least be grateful that we are dealing with this matter well after the dinner break. I support my noble friend’s amendment. I also support government Amendment 301. It is a big improvement on the current law, but I am very disappointed that it omits some...

My Lords, we should at least be grateful that we are dealing with this matter well after the dinner break. I support my noble friend’s amendment. I also support government Amendment 301. It is a big improvement on the current law, but I am very disappointed that it omits some...

The Minister says that the accused could be charged. Charged and prosecuted by whom?

The Minister says that the accused could be charged. Charged and prosecuted by whom?

I am sorry for holding the House back this late at night. The Minister says that there is nothing to stop the CPS prosecuting for animal cruelty if it is prosecuting a case of sex with an animal and discovers cruelty. In that case, will she guarantee that the CPS...

I am sorry for holding the House back this late at night. The Minister says that there is nothing to stop the CPS prosecuting for animal cruelty if it is prosecuting a case of sex with an animal and discovers cruelty. In that case, will she guarantee that the CPS...

My Lords, I begin by praising my noble friend the Minister for yet another appearance at the Dispatch Box. He must have set a record for the sheer number of times he has briefed this House and for his depth of knowledge and courtesy. He is an outstanding Minister, but...

My Lords, I begin by praising my noble friend the Minister for yet another appearance at the Dispatch Box. He must have set a record for the sheer number of times he has briefed this House and for his depth of knowledge and courtesy. He is an outstanding Minister, but...

My Lords, I wholeheartedly agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of Llandaff, that Britain can and must become a world leader in medical innovation. I strongly supported the Saatchi Bill on medical innovation. I am currently trying out a couple of MS drugs and will volunteer for everything. Personally,...

My Lords, I wholeheartedly agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of Llandaff, that Britain can and must become a world leader in medical innovation. I strongly supported the Saatchi Bill on medical innovation. I am currently trying out a couple of MS drugs and will volunteer for everything. Personally,...

My Lords, I join my noble friend Lord Holmes in paying tribute to those unsung heroes: the bus drivers, taxi drivers, lorry drivers and shelf-fillers who have kept the country going during Covid-19.

I totally support these regulations—they seem like a jolly good idea, creating a sort of Trainline.com for buses....

My Lords, I join my noble friend Lord Holmes in paying tribute to those unsung heroes: the bus drivers, taxi drivers, lorry drivers and shelf-fillers who have kept the country going during Covid-19.

I totally support these regulations—they seem like a jolly good idea, creating a sort of Trainline.com for buses....

As my noble friend the Minister has just said, in January the NHS had to deliver half a million PPE items to 233 hospitals. It now has to deliver 1 billion items to 58,000 health facilities. The experts in logistics are the military, as we saw from the brilliant No....

As my noble friend the Minister has just said, in January the NHS had to deliver half a million PPE items to 233 hospitals. It now has to deliver 1 billion items to 58,000 health facilities. The experts in logistics are the military, as we saw from the brilliant No....

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received regarding the Inland Revenue's guidance on software for administering the working families' tax credit; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of these guidelines in dealing with circumstances where credits cease.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received regarding the Inland Revenue's guidance on software for administering the working families' tax credit; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of these guidelines in dealing with circumstances where credits cease.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on progress with the Automated Fingerprint Recognition System.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on progress with the Automated Fingerprint Recognition System.

What steps he is taking to harmonise computer systems throughout police forces in England and Wales.

What steps he is taking to harmonise computer systems throughout police forces in England and Wales.

What steps he is taking to improve the efficiency of the police through the use of information technology.

What steps he is taking to improve the efficiency of the police through the use of information technology.

What is the current situation in respect of the use by police forces of IBM's automatic fingerprinting recognition system.

What is the current situation in respect of the use by police forces of IBM's automatic fingerprinting recognition system.

If he will list those police authorities who are currently contracted to the computer firm CNL for their automatic fingerprinting recognition system.

If he will list those police authorities who are currently contracted to the computer firm CNL for their automatic fingerprinting recognition system.

Pursuant to his Answer of 9th February, Official Report, column 380W, what progress has been made on the development of a standard computer system for all police forces.

Pursuant to his Answer of 9th February, Official Report, column 380W, what progress has been made on the development of a standard computer system for all police forces.

What is the nature of the information retrieval system used by the Metropolitan Police to record burglaries; if information on burglaries is retrievable for (a) individual addresses, (b) persons or organisations burgled and (c) date of burglary; and if the information on crimes reported to individual police stations is recorded...

What is the nature of the information retrieval system used by the Metropolitan Police to record burglaries; if information on burglaries is retrievable for (a) individual addresses, (b) persons or organisations burgled and (c) date of burglary; and if the information on crimes reported to individual police stations is recorded...

What steps are being taken to monitor the use of the Internet and other electronic networks for obscene material relating to children; what consultations have taken place between his Department and the Association of Chief Police Officers for drawing up a national police strategy to deal with computer pornography on...

What steps are being taken to monitor the use of the Internet and other electronic networks for obscene material relating to children; what consultations have taken place between his Department and the Association of Chief Police Officers for drawing up a national police strategy to deal with computer pornography on...

How many police officers have been trained to deal with computer pornography on the Internet; and how many of these are outside the specialist obscene publication branches in London and Manchester.

How many police officers have been trained to deal with computer pornography on the Internet; and how many of these are outside the specialist obscene publication branches in London and Manchester.

What training currently exists for British police to monitor and take action on pornography or other illegal entries on the Internet.

What training currently exists for British police to monitor and take action on pornography or other illegal entries on the Internet.

What measures he is taking against computer-generated pornography. (Failed OPQ)

What measures he is taking against computer-generated pornography. (Failed OPQ)

Pursuant to his Answer of 29th November 1994, Official Report, columns 552-53W, on the cost of developing the computer for the National Criminal Intelligence Services, how many police officers were trained to use the new computer system; what is the cost of this training; how many police forces now share...

Pursuant to his Answer of 29th November 1994, Official Report, columns 552-53W, on the cost of developing the computer for the National Criminal Intelligence Services, how many police officers were trained to use the new computer system; what is the cost of this training; how many police forces now share...