I thank the noble and learned Lord for his amendment and his engagement with me on this matter. I understand the concerns he has raised. However, the Government believe the approach they have taken is appropriate and in keeping with the devolution settlement.
As with all the Scotland Act orders we …
My Lords, I am obliged to the Minister for engaging with me on this topic. To be clear at the outset, we are not concerned with the merit, or otherwise, of the content of the legislation in question. However, this raises a somewhat technical issue with regard to the devolved settlement.
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I thank the Minister for that Answer, and I genuinely welcome the strategy, particularly because, for the first time ever, it focuses on engaging boys and young men. They must be part of the solution, and they too can be victims of the very aggressive, violent, hypersexualised online world. The TV p…
My Lords, I was very pleased to see reference to honour-based abuse in the violence against women and girls strategy, including a commitment to introduce a definition of it. Has there has been any progress on the Government introducing a definition in the Crime and Policing Bill that we are currentl…