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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 12 May 2022
Queen’s Speech

"My Lords, a rabbi, an imam and a bishop walked into a bar—or rather, they will next Tuesday. There will be no alcohol served at Yorkshire County Cricket Club, for it will be the first ever Eid Milan celebration to be hosted by the club. It is a significant moment …..."
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Written Question
Football: Abuse
Monday 7th March 2022

Asked by: Lord Mann (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their initiative on tackling the online abuse of footballers, what assessment they have made of the extent to which football clubs have taken up the opportunity of briefings from the police on systems for reporting and dealing with online abuse.

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

We are aware that some clubs have responded to the offer made by the police of briefings on systems for reporting and dealing with online abuse. This is an operational matter for football clubs and their players to decide on. Police remain ready and willing to offer their support in tackling online abuse directed at footballers.

Written Question
Football: Arrests
Monday 7th March 2022

Asked by: Lord Mann (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any trends in the number of arrests made among football supporters attending matches in England.

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

We are clear that law abiding fans should be able to enjoy football matches in safety and that any violent or disorderly behaviour at matches will not be tolerated.

In the 2020 to 2021 football season, there were 116 football-related arrests under Schedule 1 of the Football Spectators Act 1989 (as amended). Of these, the most common offence types were violent disorder (36%) and public disorder (34%). Arrests in the latest season are around 8% of the 2018 to 2019 football season (pre-Covid) level and will have been impacted by the fact that the vast majority of matches (93 %) were played without spectators.

In addition, there were 24 football-related arrests by British Transport Police and 29 other (non-Schedule 1) arrests at football matches in the 2020 to 2021 football season.

The trend in football-related arrests continues to fall and the number of football-related arrests have reduced steadily since 2000 and by 50% since 2010/11 season.

Arrest is just one of the powers the police have to deal with those intent on causing trouble. Preventative football banning orders, targeted and proportionate public order policing, stadium ejections, modern in-stadia security, and changes in supporter attitudes have all helped to marginalise the worst risk supporters.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 09 Jun 2021
Passport and Visa Measures

"My Lords, it is not a level playing field; working- class kids from the poorest communities in the neighbouring countries which are the cheapest to get here will lose out. Middle-class and rich kids will get here whatever country they are from; that will continue. It will be the poorest …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 25 May 2021
Net Migration

"Local authorities have to project 15 years forward in their allocation of land for new housing. Can the Minister confirm that the ONS will be required to use the change of policy in relation to Hong Kong Chinese in analysing and guessing what the future population will be, and that …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 17 May 2021
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2021

"My Lords, it has taken some time for some very simple action to be taken on benzodiazepines. I first recommended this action in 2003 in the House of Commons and was ignored. I do not want to take issue with the Minister—I hope she does not feel that I am—but …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 14 Apr 2021
Undercover Policing Inquiry

"An inquiry cannot request files where it does not know that they exist. Can we be assured that there are no files within the Home Office that have not been sought out, retrieved and provided to the inquiry?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 17 Mar 2021
Domestic Abuse Bill

"My Lords, I do not intend to replicate the points made by three excellent and very focused contributions; my comments will be not be instead of but additional and complementary to those, but I will stick to my complementary points because that will assist with brevity and perhaps even with …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 08 Mar 2021
Domestic Abuse Bill

"My Lords, it is a pleasure to listen to and follow my noble friend Lord Mendelsohn and the other sponsors of these amendments.

I wish to make two brief points. The first is that whenever there is an unequivocal imbalance in power relations, that affects behaviour. The behaviour relayed to …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 19 Jan 2021
Domestic Abuse and Hidden Harms during Lockdown

"There are additional complications in dealing with domestic violence in the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community, and the lockdown, in all its forms, has significantly worsened this. Is the Minister confident that measures are in place to ensure that that community is sufficiently serviced by the services and facilities available?..."
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