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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Mar 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill

"My Lords, I have been following this Bill since its inception. I have not spoken up to this point, but I have been increasingly concerned about the effect of this particular legislative initiative and its potential impact on our reputation internationally, which had been very good in this area up …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Mar 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill

"I am endeavouring to do so but I shall not stand here for very long.

The ancient Spartans were helots. Their problem was that they had no rights—they had a growing population but no rights at all. I am very much afraid that if we take on board illegal immigrants …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 05 Jan 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill

"I thank the Minister for giving way for just a moment. On the important matter of accommodation centres, who will be responsible for assigning a particular place or centre to an immigrant or failed immigrant? Will it be possible for the applicant or failed immigrant to leave an accommodation centre, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 05 Jan 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill

"My Lords, it has been a most interesting debate. I was rather surprised to hear the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, refer to a consensus emerging on this subject this afternoon. There has certainly been no consensus in the debate I have listened to; rather, a set of very different, diametrically …..."
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Written Question
Special Constables: Stun Guns
Monday 16th July 2018

Asked by: Lord Davies of Stamford (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 28 June (HL8701), whether Special Constables can qualify for Taser training; if so, on what criteria; and if not, why not.

Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)

Special Constables are not currently authorised to use Taser®. It would be for the National Police Chiefs Council to determine whether any changes to the current model were needed in the first instance. If so, their proposal would then need to be considered by the Home Secretary.

Written Question
Police: Stun Guns
Thursday 28th June 2018

Asked by: Lord Davies of Stamford (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any category of police officer dealing with the public is excluded from being eligible for training in the use of Tasers and from being issued with them; and if so, on what grounds.

Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)

We are committed to giving the police the necessary tools to do their job and TASER®, a form of conducted energy device (CED), provides officers with an important less-lethal, tactical option when facing potentially physically violent situations

While its use must be in line with the Home Secretary’s authorisation of the device, the deployment of TASER® is an operational matter for Chief Officers. It is for them to determine the number of devices and specially trained officers based on their force assessment of threat and risk

The use of CEDs is currently limited to officers who have completed their probationary period and been confirmed in rank. Officers who wish to undertake CED training are also required to have the support of their supervisor and have to successfully pass the training. Any change to this model, including the eligibility of officers to apply for special training, would require formal consideration by the Home Secretary.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 20 Dec 2017
Licensing Act 2003: Post-Legislative Scrutiny (Licensing Act 2003 Report)

"My Lords, it was a privilege to serve on the committee. I greatly enjoyed the experience and found it very instructive, and there was a very good and productive relationship among the members of the committee. All of that was made possible, largely, by the extremely sympathetic but also efficient …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 28 Mar 2017
Criminal Finances Bill

"My Lords, the noble Lord has said that his amendment is merely probing. Clearly, the purpose of a probing amendment is above all directed at trying to influence the Government, but the other purpose is to see whether anyone else in the Committee rather agrees with the line of it, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 07 Feb 2017
Brexit: UK-EU Security (EUC Report)

"My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hannay, particularly in a debate on Europe, on which he knows so much and has so much experience. But I thought on this occasion that he was rather more optimistic than I was about the chances of …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 07 Feb 2017
Brexit: UK-EU Security (EUC Report)

"The Minister says that when we leave the EU our relationship with the institutions in the justice and home affairs field will have to change. Will they have to change because the Government want them to change, or in her view will it be because our European partners will insist …..."
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