Stalking

Debate between Lord Paddick and Lord Taylor of Holbeach

Tuesday 14th May 2019 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Corston (Lab)]

My Lords—

[Lord Taylor of Holbeach (Con)]

My Lords, it is the turn of the Lib Dems.

[Lord Paddick]

My Lords, coercive control can sometimes be so subtle and perpetrators so manipulative that victims may not even be aware of it themselves. Does the Minister agree that compulsory sex and relationship education is an essential part of keeping young people safe from this type of offence?

UK Borders: Surveillance

Debate between Lord Paddick and Lord Taylor of Holbeach

Monday 18th December 2017 Lords Chamber

[Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate (Con)]

My Lords—

[Lord Taylor of Holbeach (Con)]

It is the Lib Dems’ turn, and then we will hear from the Conservatives.

[Lord Paddick]

My Lords, in April last year the then Home Secretary, Theresa May, confirmed in the other place that in 2016-17 the Border Force agency’s revenue budget, which covers staffing, would be 0.4% less compared with 2015-16. However, the Government insist that Border Force spending has been protected because spending on technology such as electronic passport gates has increased. Can the Minister explain what happens at many of the ports of entry where there are no electronic passport gates in the light of the reduction in Border Force staff? Can she also confirm that most of the time, even where there are electronic passport gates, there are not enough staff to keep them open?