Lords report stage first day. Government amendments agreed to. Government new clause (Knife crime prevention orders made otherwise than on conviction) agreed to on division (145 votes to 84). Further Government new clauses agreed to. Other amendments debated and withdrawn or not moved.

Lords report stage first day. Government amendments agreed to. Government new clause (Knife crime prevention orders made otherwise than on conviction) agreed to on division (145 votes to 84). Further Government new clauses agreed to. Other amendments debated and withdrawn or not moved.

I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, for moving this amendment in the absence of my noble friend Lord Lucas. The two amendments allow us to consider the merits of prescribing one or more specific electronic methods for establishing the age of a purchaser of a corrosive product...

I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, for moving this amendment in the absence of my noble friend Lord Lucas. The two amendments allow us to consider the merits of prescribing one or more specific electronic methods for establishing the age of a purchaser of a corrosive product...

I will certainly do that. I reassure the noble Lord that I did go to dpatechgateway.co.uk, so my bedside reading is now complete.

I will certainly do that. I reassure the noble Lord that I did go to dpatechgateway.co.uk, so my bedside reading is now complete.

Moved by

Baroness Barran

8: Clause 1, page 2, line 29, at beginning insert “Subject to subsection (13A),”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment and the Minister's amendment at page 2, line 41 would exclude batteries from the offences in Clauses 1 to 4 relating to the sale or delivery of corrosive products.

Moved by

Baroness Barran

8: Clause 1, page 2, line 29, at beginning insert “Subject to subsection (13A),”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment and the Minister's amendment at page 2, line 41 would exclude batteries from the offences in Clauses 1 to 4 relating to the sale or delivery of corrosive products.

My Lords, in Committee I undertook to consider an amendment tabled by the noble Viscount, Lord Craigavon, which sought to exclude batteries from the offences in Clauses 1 to 4 relating to the sale or delivery of corrosive products. These government amendments do just that. As I indicated in Committee,...

My Lords, in Committee I undertook to consider an amendment tabled by the noble Viscount, Lord Craigavon, which sought to exclude batteries from the offences in Clauses 1 to 4 relating to the sale or delivery of corrosive products. These government amendments do just that. As I indicated in Committee,...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Duke of Montrose for his detailed questions about the use of batteries. I can reassure him that under-18s will be allowed to buy batteries. He also asked about having a good reason to have a battery in a public place and about...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Duke of Montrose for his detailed questions about the use of batteries. I can reassure him that under-18s will be allowed to buy batteries. He also asked about having a good reason to have a battery in a public place and about...

I think this is above my battery expertise. I was advised that even open vent batteries have caps which are sealed for home delivery, but I hope we are not going to argue with my noble friend about this. The principle behind the logic of many of the clauses is...

I think this is above my battery expertise. I was advised that even open vent batteries have caps which are sealed for home delivery, but I hope we are not going to argue with my noble friend about this. The principle behind the logic of many of the clauses is...

Moved by

Baroness Barran

9: Clause 1, page 2, line 36, at end insert—

“(12A) Before making regulations under subsection (12) the appropriate national authority must consult such persons likely to be affected by the regulations as the authority considers appropriate.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment would require the appropriate national authority to consult before...

Moved by

Baroness Barran

9: Clause 1, page 2, line 36, at end insert—

“(12A) Before making regulations under subsection (12) the appropriate national authority must consult such persons likely to be affected by the regulations as the authority considers appropriate.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment would require the appropriate national authority to consult before...

My Lords, Schedule 1 contains a list of corrosive products for the purposes of the offences in Clauses 1 to 4 that relate to the sale and delivery of corrosive products. The Bill includes a power by regulations to amend Schedule 1. In Committee, I undertook to consider an amendment...

My Lords, Schedule 1 contains a list of corrosive products for the purposes of the offences in Clauses 1 to 4 that relate to the sale and delivery of corrosive products. The Bill includes a power by regulations to amend Schedule 1. In Committee, I undertook to consider an amendment...

I apologise to the noble Baroness for my oversight.

I apologise to the noble Baroness for my oversight.

Moved by

Baroness Barran

10: Clause 1, page 2, line 37, leave out “subsection (12)” and insert “this section”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on the Minister’s amendment at page 2, line 36.

11: Clause 1, page 2, line 41, at end insert—

“(13A) References to a corrosive product in this section and sections...

Moved by

Baroness Barran

10: Clause 1, page 2, line 37, leave out “subsection (12)” and insert “this section”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on the Minister’s amendment at page 2, line 36.

11: Clause 1, page 2, line 41, at end insert—

“(13A) References to a corrosive product in this section and sections...

My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, pointed out, these amendments return to the debate we had in Committee about the relationship between some of the substances we have listed in Schedule 1 to the Bill and the provisions of the Poisons Act 1972. The noble Lord is concerned...

My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, pointed out, these amendments return to the debate we had in Committee about the relationship between some of the substances we have listed in Schedule 1 to the Bill and the provisions of the Poisons Act 1972. The noble Lord is concerned...

Moved by

Baroness Barran

33: Clause 9, page 10, line 42, at end insert—

“(5) In this section—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) in paragraph (b), for “Scotland, Northern Ireland or a member State other than the United Kingdom” substitute “Scotland or Northern Ireland”,

(ii) at the end of paragraph (c) insert “or”, and

(iii) omit paragraph...

Moved by

Baroness Barran

33: Clause 9, page 10, line 42, at end insert—

“(5) In this section—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) in paragraph (b), for “Scotland, Northern Ireland or a member State other than the United Kingdom” substitute “Scotland or Northern Ireland”,

(ii) at the end of paragraph (c) insert “or”, and

(iii) omit paragraph...

My Lords, as we have previously debated, the Bill includes provision for mandatory minimum sentences where a person has been convicted of having a corrosive substance in a public place and has a previous relevant conviction. The definition of a relevant conviction seeks to capture certain offences committed in EU...

My Lords, as we have previously debated, the Bill includes provision for mandatory minimum sentences where a person has been convicted of having a corrosive substance in a public place and has a previous relevant conviction. The definition of a relevant conviction seeks to capture certain offences committed in EU...

I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, for explaining the amendment on behalf of my noble friend Lord Lucas, because it gives us the opportunity to consider the requirements that remote sellers need to meet if they are to rely on the defence that they have taken all...

I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, for explaining the amendment on behalf of my noble friend Lord Lucas, because it gives us the opportunity to consider the requirements that remote sellers need to meet if they are to rely on the defence that they have taken all...

I will write to my noble friend with an accurate answer on that. I am confident that there is a tight definition of this but at this hour I cannot recall it exactly.

I will write to my noble friend with an accurate answer on that. I am confident that there is a tight definition of this but at this hour I cannot recall it exactly.