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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 10 March 2026

Debate

Victims and Courts Bill

Contribution

Amendment 22, also in the name of my noble friend Lady Chakrabarti, aims to prevent unfair prejudice arising from the use of creative or artistic expression. Again, this is an important subject. The Government recognise the concerns about the potential for material with limited probative value being used in a way that is in fact significantly prejudicial. My noble friend has spoken passionately and persuasively in the past, as have others, in particular about the use of drill and rap music, which in some cases may not prove anything very much, save what is known as the forbidden reasoning of negative stereotyping of young Black men.

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