"My Lords, the Labour Together episode has already been mentioned. Not only did that organisation fail to declare donations but it paid to have journalists investigated. Does the Minister agree that it would be inappropriate for anyone involved in these scandals to be given a senior role in government?..." Lord Cameron of Lochiel - View Speech
"My Lords, if the Government are truly committed to tackling retail crime, such as shop theft and violence against retail workers, they need to improve enforcement and policing. Have the Government given any consideration to hotspot policing, whereby more officers are deployed to areas with particularly high rates of crime …..." Lord Cameron of Lochiel - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the Minister for bringing the order before the Committee. It is a simple and uncontroversial order, and I am pleased to support it. As the Minister established, the purpose of this legislation is to make a temporary class drug order under Section 2A of the 1971 …..." Lord Cameron of Lochiel - View Speech
"My Lords, it has recently been revealed that, despite the previous Government placing restrictions on dependants for those on health and social care visas, people are still bringing in huge numbers of dependants. Some 12 such visas were issued to nationals of Cameroon, who were able to bring 180 people …..." Lord Cameron of Lochiel - View Speech
"My Lords, there have clearly been serious issues across Europe this year in relation to the new European entry system and it is no secret that implementation has been poor. However, the European Union seems to be under the impression that the new entry and exit system is working well. …..." Lord Cameron of Lochiel - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the appropriateness of the role of the Lord Advocate as a Scottish Law Officer and head of the system of criminal prosecutions in Scotland as delineated in the Scotland Act 1998...." Lord Cameron of Lochiel - View Speech
"My Lords, I warmly welcome the Minister to her post on the Front Bench. The dual role of Lord Advocate as both the chief legal adviser to the Scottish Government and the head of the prosecution system in Scotland has become increasingly difficult to justify, not least in light of …..." Lord Cameron of Lochiel - View Speech
"My Lords, when this Urgent Question was asked by my honourable friend Katie Lam in the other place on Monday, the Minister responding, Alex Norris, said:
“I could not be clearer that all options are on the table at this stage”.—[Official Report, Commons, 6/7/26; col. 28.]
"My Lords, it has been reported that the newly created PoliceAI centre will roll out large-scale pilots in up to 10 police forces to help officers triage, disclose and summarise digital evidence. Can the Minister inform your Lordships’ House as to what impact the police reform Bill, and specifically the …..." Lord Cameron of Lochiel - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. We all agree that the Bill is needed. As we said at Second Reading, the Opposition support the principles behind the Bill and the creation of a designation regime to tackle state threats, most importantly …..." Lord Cameron of Lochiel - View Speech