Vagrancy Act 1824
Debate between Lord Baker of Dorking and Lord Sharpe of Epsom(1 year, 7 months ago)
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Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con)
It is felt that certain other types of activity associated with vagrancy should be looked into, including things such as nuisance and organised begging.
Lord Baker of Dorking (Con)
My Lords, is the Minister aware that the Vagrancy Act 1824 was introduced because many soldiers who had fought in the Napoleonic Wars had no employment and resorted to begging? As far as I know, from our recent war in Iraq, no vagrants are now begging. Does the Minister not think that he ought to catch up with what has happened in the last 200 years?
Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con)
I thank my noble friend for the history lesson.
Public Order Bill
Debate between Lord Baker of Dorking and Lord Sharpe of EpsomTuesday 28th March 2023
(1 year, 8 months ago)
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Lord Baker of Dorking (Con)
Would the Minister answer a question? In a situation where there is a protest preventing traffic, which is very grave and serious, and there are two people young people involved in it, if the police decided to use their power to strip and search, what would they expect to find on those two young people?
Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con)
My Lords, we are debating stop and search. I am not quite sure where strip and search came into this, I am sorry.