To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with universities about threats to freedom of speech, including in light of the disruption of a lecture by Adam Wagner KC at City St George's, University of London on 15 October; and what further action they will take, if any,...

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with universities about threats to freedom of speech, including in light of the disruption of a lecture by Adam Wagner KC at City St George's, University of London on 15 October; and what further action they will take, if any,...

We debated that legislation as it passed through the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Indeed, I was in the main Chamber last week when we had an urgent question on that issue, and the Lord Chancellor was there in September. We will no doubt debate the issue...

We debated that legislation as it passed through the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Indeed, I was in the main Chamber last week when we had an urgent question on that issue, and the Lord Chancellor was there in September. We will no doubt debate the issue...

Will the Minister give way?

Will the Minister give way?

I thank everyone who took part in today’s debate for their input into such an important issue, and I thank the Minister for his response. Sadly, it is impossible to end all violence against women and girls, although we all wish we could. Instead, we have to do all we...

I thank everyone who took part in today’s debate for their input into such an important issue, and I thank the Minister for his response. Sadly, it is impossible to end all violence against women and girls, although we all wish we could. Instead, we have to do all we...

No, I will not give way.

As I have already touched on, my hon. Friend the Member for Forest of Dean (Matt Bishop) and others made the point that early guilty pleas and discounts must be considered very carefully in the context of controlling and coercive behaviour. It is a unique...

No, I will not give way.

As I have already touched on, my hon. Friend the Member for Forest of Dean (Matt Bishop) and others made the point that early guilty pleas and discounts must be considered very carefully in the context of controlling and coercive behaviour. It is a unique...

Motion, That this House has considered e-petition 764553 relating to sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling or coercive cases. Agreed to on question. Sitting adjourned without Question put.

Motion, That this House has considered e-petition 764553 relating to sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling or coercive cases. Agreed to on question. Sitting adjourned without Question put.

I beg to move,

That this House has considered e-petition 764553 relating to sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling or coercive cases.

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I would like to begin by congratulating the petitioner, Paris Shears, whose petition has now gathered over 105,000...

I beg to move,

That this House has considered e-petition 764553 relating to sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling or coercive cases.

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I would like to begin by congratulating the petitioner, Paris Shears, whose petition has now gathered over 105,000...

The hon. Lady is setting out a very clear case. One of my constituents contacted me because she had been the victim of coercive control and domestic abuse and was set to wait up to two years for the court case. As her former partner had entered a not guilty...

The hon. Lady is setting out a very clear case. One of my constituents contacted me because she had been the victim of coercive control and domestic abuse and was set to wait up to two years for the court case. As her former partner had entered a not guilty...

I agree. The hon. Gentleman raises important points.

Controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship has a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment. Almost all those convicted for coercive control are men, and most victims are women: in fact, analysis of Merseyside police domestic abuse data found that...

I agree. The hon. Gentleman raises important points.

Controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship has a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment. Almost all those convicted for coercive control are men, and most victims are women: in fact, analysis of Merseyside police domestic abuse data found that...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. I thank the Petitions Committee for scheduling this important debate, and I thank my constituents who signed the petition. Above all, I thank my constituent Paris Shears, who is in the Gallery today and is the reason we are...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. I thank the Petitions Committee for scheduling this important debate, and I thank my constituents who signed the petition. Above all, I thank my constituent Paris Shears, who is in the Gallery today and is the reason we are...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for opening the debate. I also thank Paris Shears, who is in the Public Gallery, for bringing forward the petition, and everyone in my constituency...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for opening the debate. I also thank Paris Shears, who is in the Public Gallery, for bringing forward the petition, and everyone in my constituency...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Mr Mundell. My constituency has one of the highest numbers of signatures on today’s petition, showing a clear desire to support Paris Shears’s campaign. I am pleased to be here to show my support and urge the Government to put...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Mr Mundell. My constituency has one of the highest numbers of signatures on today’s petition, showing a clear desire to support Paris Shears’s campaign. I am pleased to be here to show my support and urge the Government to put...

It is a pleasure to be here and to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for the way in which she introduced the e-petition and, of course, to Paris and her MP, the hon....

It is a pleasure to be here and to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for the way in which she introduced the e-petition and, of course, to Paris and her MP, the hon....

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. I thank the Petitions Committee for tabling this debate and I pay tribute to Paris Shears, who is in the Gallery, and everybody who supported the petition, whether they live in Crewe and Nantwich or not.

Controlling and coercive behaviour...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. I thank the Petitions Committee for tabling this debate and I pay tribute to Paris Shears, who is in the Gallery, and everybody who supported the petition, whether they live in Crewe and Nantwich or not.

Controlling and coercive behaviour...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I thank everyone who signed the petition and those who had the courage to speak out about their experiences. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for her clear and eloquent introduction...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I thank everyone who signed the petition and those who had the courage to speak out about their experiences. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for her clear and eloquent introduction...

It is a momentous pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for introducing this vital petition. Like everyone else, I sincerely thank Paris Shears for her extraordinary bravery in turning her harrowing experience into an...

It is a momentous pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for introducing this vital petition. Like everyone else, I sincerely thank Paris Shears for her extraordinary bravery in turning her harrowing experience into an...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I thank the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for setting out the petition so clearly on behalf of the Petitions Committee.

I congratulate Paris Shears especially, and all those who signed the petition. It is very...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I thank the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for setting out the petition so clearly on behalf of the Petitions Committee.

I congratulate Paris Shears especially, and all those who signed the petition. It is very...

I thank those in Taunton and Wellington who signed the petition. In addition to the review of sentencing guidelines for which my hon. Friend has advocated, and which I very much support, does she agree that, in respect of Paris’s law, which I also support, prevention needs to be tackled...

I thank those in Taunton and Wellington who signed the petition. In addition to the review of sentencing guidelines for which my hon. Friend has advocated, and which I very much support, does she agree that, in respect of Paris’s law, which I also support, prevention needs to be tackled...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right to reflect that, as part of the Government’s commitment to halving violence against women and girls, we need a multi-agency approach to tackling the root causes of coercive control. The Liberal Democrats also believe that the Government should review, as part of the update,...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right to reflect that, as part of the Government’s commitment to halving violence against women and girls, we need a multi-agency approach to tackling the root causes of coercive control. The Liberal Democrats also believe that the Government should review, as part of the update,...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I thank the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for opening the debate on behalf of the Petitions Committee. I join everyone who has spoken so far in paying particular tribute to Paris Shears, who is...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I thank the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for opening the debate on behalf of the Petitions Committee. I join everyone who has spoken so far in paying particular tribute to Paris Shears, who is...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for securing this important debate.

I echo colleagues from across the House in thanking Paris Shears, who is in the Public Gallery, for bringing this issue...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for securing this important debate.

I echo colleagues from across the House in thanking Paris Shears, who is in the Public Gallery, for bringing this issue...

It seems that the Minister has moved on from responding to my questions, one of which was whether coercive and controlling behaviour is excluded from the early release programme.

It seems that the Minister has moved on from responding to my questions, one of which was whether coercive and controlling behaviour is excluded from the early release programme.

I have made it abundantly clear that I will not relitigate the Sentencing Act.

I have made it abundantly clear that I will not relitigate the Sentencing Act.

It is a basic question.

It is a basic question.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution on the abuse and intimidation of its staff and volunteers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution on the abuse and intimidation of its staff and volunteers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 119943 on Journalism: Protection, what assessment her Department has been made of the potential impact of private investigators intimidating journalists on the level of press freedom.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 119943 on Journalism: Protection, what assessment her Department has been made of the potential impact of private investigators intimidating journalists on the level of press freedom.

Lords motion to take note of democratic accountability, citizen participation and electoral reform in relation to local government. Agreed to on question.

Lords motion to take note of democratic accountability, citizen participation and electoral reform in relation to local government. Agreed to on question.

My Lords, I thank colleagues from across the House for the privilege of working with them over the last 16 years in this Chamber on Bills, on Select Committees and on the general work of this House. Having reached the age of 80, I have decided that the time has...

My Lords, I thank colleagues from across the House for the privilege of working with them over the last 16 years in this Chamber on Bills, on Select Committees and on the general work of this House. Having reached the age of 80, I have decided that the time has...

My Lords, as someone who watches most proceedings in the House, albeit remotely, I personally pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, as he leaves the House, for his great service—and I mean great service—particularly in the handling of legislation. He will be surprised to know how often I...

My Lords, as someone who watches most proceedings in the House, albeit remotely, I personally pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, as he leaves the House, for his great service—and I mean great service—particularly in the handling of legislation. He will be surprised to know how often I...

I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, on securing this debate on crucial issues. I wish him a long and happy retirement; like the rest of the House, I am grateful for all that he has done here.

To the noble Lord, Lord Campbell-Savours, I am in complete disagreement that we...

I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, on securing this debate on crucial issues. I wish him a long and happy retirement; like the rest of the House, I am grateful for all that he has done here.

To the noble Lord, Lord Campbell-Savours, I am in complete disagreement that we...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, for securing this debate and for the considerable experience he has brought to your Lordships’ House from his time in local government. He was a former leader of Newcastle City Council, and I pay tribute to him for that. He leaves...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, for securing this debate and for the considerable experience he has brought to your Lordships’ House from his time in local government. He was a former leader of Newcastle City Council, and I pay tribute to him for that. He leaves...

My Lords, I agree strongly with the right reverend Prelate on community participation being fundamental to democracy.

I shall miss my noble friend Lord Shipley, but he is entirely right to retire. I am strongly in favour of retirement from this House as a principle, and I shall follow him next...

My Lords, I agree strongly with the right reverend Prelate on community participation being fundamental to democracy.

I shall miss my noble friend Lord Shipley, but he is entirely right to retire. I am strongly in favour of retirement from this House as a principle, and I shall follow him next...

My Lords, I, too, will miss the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, in the Chamber. I thank him for his commitment and long service to local

government; it has been a pleasure to work with him. I declare an interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association.

Amid local government reorganisation...

My Lords, I, too, will miss the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, in the Chamber. I thank him for his commitment and long service to local

government; it has been a pleasure to work with him. I declare an interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association.

Amid local government reorganisation...

My Lords, it is a privilege to address this House for the first time. I have been touched by the welcome that I have received from noble Lords on all sides of the House. I am particularly grateful to my noble friends who introduced me: my noble friend Lady Pinnock,...

My Lords, it is a privilege to address this House for the first time. I have been touched by the welcome that I have received from noble Lords on all sides of the House. I am particularly grateful to my noble friends who introduced me: my noble friend Lady Pinnock,...

My Lords, it is a delight and privilege to follow my noble friend Lord McCobb’s eloquent maiden speech—the first of what I am sure will be many thoughtful contributions to our House and certainly the first of many times that we will hear him talking up the wonders of Hull....

My Lords, it is a delight and privilege to follow my noble friend Lord McCobb’s eloquent maiden speech—the first of what I am sure will be many thoughtful contributions to our House and certainly the first of many times that we will hear him talking up the wonders of Hull....

My Lords, I declare my interest as a councillor in central Bedfordshire. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, for his contribution both to this House and to local government, which, as a previous chair of the LGA, I can really appreciate. His introduction illustrated his knowledge about and passion...

My Lords, I declare my interest as a councillor in central Bedfordshire. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, for his contribution both to this House and to local government, which, as a previous chair of the LGA, I can really appreciate. His introduction illustrated his knowledge about and passion...

My Lords, the Companion to our proceedings nowadays discourages Back-Bench Members from paying tribute to valedictory and maiden speakers and as a Deputy Speaker I feel obliged to follow the rules, albeit somewhat reluctantly, so I will simply thank my noble friend Lord Shipley for everything that he has done...

My Lords, the Companion to our proceedings nowadays discourages Back-Bench Members from paying tribute to valedictory and maiden speakers and as a Deputy Speaker I feel obliged to follow the rules, albeit somewhat reluctantly, so I will simply thank my noble friend Lord Shipley for everything that he has done...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to take part in this interesting and well-informed debate. I add my thanks to the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, for bringing the debate to the House and wish him well for his future beyond us. I am sure many more exciting challenges lie...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to take part in this interesting and well-informed debate. I add my thanks to the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, for bringing the debate to the House and wish him well for his future beyond us. I am sure many more exciting challenges lie...

My Lords, I would like to place on record my thanks to the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, who has been a worthy sparring partner over the last

two and a half years that I have been in your Lordships’ House. It is often the way that, as one door closes,...

My Lords, I would like to place on record my thanks to the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, who has been a worthy sparring partner over the last

two and a half years that I have been in your Lordships’ House. It is often the way that, as one door closes,...

My Lords, this has been a welcome and wide-ranging debate, which has enabled many different interpretations of a general debate about local government and electoral reform. The health of our local governance structures is vital to our health of our democracy; the two are inextricably entwined. That is why this...

My Lords, this has been a welcome and wide-ranging debate, which has enabled many different interpretations of a general debate about local government and electoral reform. The health of our local governance structures is vital to our health of our democracy; the two are inextricably entwined. That is why this...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, for this important debate on democratic accountability, public participation and electoral reform in local government. It is particularly poignant that he chose his final speech to be on this subject, which is so important to so many of us in this...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, for this important debate on democratic accountability, public participation and electoral reform in local government. It is particularly poignant that he chose his final speech to be on this subject, which is so important to so many of us in this...

My Lords, I begin by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, for an excellent valedictory speech and for securing this debate as his final farewell and statement to this House. The noble Lord was introduced to the House in 2010, but it is his service over many more years than...

My Lords, I begin by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, for an excellent valedictory speech and for securing this debate as his final farewell and statement to this House. The noble Lord was introduced to the House in 2010, but it is his service over many more years than...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for her response to the debate, which has been very helpful, with a lot of food for thought and a lot of pointers for the future. I have great confidence in Ministers driving forward the devolution debate. I hope that this Chamber will, in...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for her response to the debate, which has been very helpful, with a lot of food for thought and a lot of pointers for the future. I have great confidence in Ministers driving forward the devolution debate. I hope that this Chamber will, in...

Hear, hear!

Hear, hear!

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking with police forces to protect Royal National Lifeboat Institution staff, volunteers and premises from intimidation and harassment.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking with police forces to protect Royal National Lifeboat Institution staff, volunteers and premises from intimidation and harassment.

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Commission has made an assessment of levels of harassment and undue pressure of voters outside polling stations in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in the May 2026 local elections.

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Commission has made an assessment of levels of harassment and undue pressure of voters outside polling stations in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in the May 2026 local elections.

Some groups are more politically engaged than others. The government has proposed policies to improve engagement, including lowering the voting age to 16.

Some groups are more politically engaged than others. The government has proposed policies to improve engagement, including lowering the voting age to 16.

This briefing tracks the progress of the bill to introduce votes at 16, automatic voter registration, tighten the rules on political donations and allow bank cards to be used as voter ID.

This briefing tracks the progress of the bill to introduce votes at 16, automatic voter registration, tighten the rules on political donations and allow bank cards to be used as voter ID.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent aggression faced by RNLI volunteers; and what plans they have to support those who serve on lifeboats, particularly in light of their inclusion in the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 as search and rescue personnel.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent aggression faced by RNLI volunteers; and what plans they have to support those who serve on lifeboats, particularly in light of their inclusion in the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 as search and rescue personnel.

Lords second reading. Agreed to on question. Lords motion that the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House and instruction on order of clauses to be taken. Amendment debated and withdrawn. Original motion agreed to on question.

Lords second reading. Agreed to on question. Lords motion that the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House and instruction on order of clauses to be taken. Amendment debated and withdrawn. Original motion agreed to on question.

My Lords, it is an understatement to say that this is a constitutionally significant Bill. Particularly at a time when the political landscape is so turbulent, this is where your Lordships’ House proves its worth—with careful, considered scrutiny to improve the Government's legislation as best we can. Indeed, the amendment...

My Lords, it is an understatement to say that this is a constitutionally significant Bill. Particularly at a time when the political landscape is so turbulent, this is where your Lordships’ House proves its worth—with careful, considered scrutiny to improve the Government's legislation as best we can. Indeed, the amendment...

My Lords, in the light of the mega donations we have heard about to Reform in the past week, I start by emphasising the difference between liberal democracy and popular

democracy—or illiberal democracy, as Viktor Orbán and others call it. Liberal or constitutional democracy recognises that democratic processes are open...

My Lords, in the light of the mega donations we have heard about to Reform in the past week, I start by emphasising the difference between liberal democracy and popular

democracy—or illiberal democracy, as Viktor Orbán and others call it. Liberal or constitutional democracy recognises that democratic processes are open...

My Lords, I will focus my remarks on Parts 4 and 5 of the Bill, relating to election finance and to the work of the Electoral Commission.

In 2021, the Committee on Standards in Public Life, of which I was then chair, issued a report on the regulation of election finance....

My Lords, I will focus my remarks on Parts 4 and 5 of the Bill, relating to election finance and to the work of the Electoral Commission.

In 2021, the Committee on Standards in Public Life, of which I was then chair, issued a report on the regulation of election finance....

My Lords, this is an important and timely debate, as any opportunity to re-establish trust in politics is one that we must embrace eagerly. We are sadly familiar with the phrase, “A plague on both your houses”, used in a political context. The word “both” may be rather out of...

My Lords, this is an important and timely debate, as any opportunity to re-establish trust in politics is one that we must embrace eagerly. We are sadly familiar with the phrase, “A plague on both your houses”, used in a political context. The word “both” may be rather out of...

My Lords, it is a pleasure and an honour to follow the right reverend Prelate, and of course we all wish him well in his retirement. We will miss him, and his views on democracy are very well established. I agree with him in relation to prisoners, but that is...

My Lords, it is a pleasure and an honour to follow the right reverend Prelate, and of course we all wish him well in his retirement. We will miss him, and his views on democracy are very well established. I agree with him in relation to prisoners, but that is...

My Lords, I first add my best wishes to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Lichfield on his retirement and thank him for the contributions that he has made to this House. It has been said by other speakers, including the right reverend Prelate, that this is an important...

My Lords, I first add my best wishes to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Lichfield on his retirement and thank him for the contributions that he has made to this House. It has been said by other speakers, including the right reverend Prelate, that this is an important...

My Lords, I think Parliament is at its best when we can get up on both sides of the House and say we agree. In that context, we make much better laws. I welcome many measures

in the Bill, and my thanks go to Philip Rycroft for his excellent report...

My Lords, I think Parliament is at its best when we can get up on both sides of the House and say we agree. In that context, we make much better laws. I welcome many measures

in the Bill, and my thanks go to Philip Rycroft for his excellent report...

My Lords, I do not intend to enter into the rather heated waters of what, if anything, should be done about the allegedly huge sums of money put into our electoral process by individual donors or, indeed, by trade unions. I wish, rather, to concentrate on the sometimes tiny numbers...

My Lords, I do not intend to enter into the rather heated waters of what, if anything, should be done about the allegedly huge sums of money put into our electoral process by individual donors or, indeed, by trade unions. I wish, rather, to concentrate on the sometimes tiny numbers...

My Lords, the current controversy over massive donations from crypto billionaires to the limited company known as Reform is a disaster that has been waiting to happen and a danger to democracy. In 2000 the then Labour Government sought to end the party-spending arms race that had been giving an...

My Lords, the current controversy over massive donations from crypto billionaires to the limited company known as Reform is a disaster that has been waiting to happen and a danger to democracy. In 2000 the then Labour Government sought to end the party-spending arms race that had been giving an...

My Lords, I declare an interest as an unpaid member of the Transparency International advisory council.

There is much that is good about this Bill. We have seen welcome measures strengthening the Electoral Commission and electoral law and improving voter registration processes. However, I shall focus my remarks, as many previous...

My Lords, I declare an interest as an unpaid member of the Transparency International advisory council.

There is much that is good about this Bill. We have seen welcome measures strengthening the Electoral Commission and electoral law and improving voter registration processes. However, I shall focus my remarks, as many previous...

My Lords, my noble friend Lady May of Maidenhead spoke about the dangers of crypto assets hiding the identity of people making donations to political parties. It is a very important point and it does beg a question that I hope the Minister can answer later and perhaps bring more...

My Lords, my noble friend Lady May of Maidenhead spoke about the dangers of crypto assets hiding the identity of people making donations to political parties. It is a very important point and it does beg a question that I hope the Minister can answer later and perhaps bring more...