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HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I apologise to the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, because I would certainly have attached my name to these two amendments had I been able to get my head sufficiently above…11 May 2023HANSARDIsrael: Palestinian Civilian CasualtiesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the Government of Israel regarding the number of deaths and injuries of Palestinian civilians caused by the…10 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, in opening this debate the Minister said: “Our broken asylum system is costing the country some £3 billion a year”. I thought I would look up the list of Home…10 May 2023HANSARDIsrael: Palestinian Civilian CasualtiesI thank the Minister for his Answer. Can he assure me that no items covered by British arms export licences are being used in the infliction of those deaths and injuries, either…10 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I rise with great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Oates, who made a powerful, persuasive and rich speech. I echo him in paying to the noble Lord, Lord Hain, for…09 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillOn the summit, the problem with ideas such as that put forward by the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, about a transatlantic council or similar, is that it would be focused on global…09 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, the Minister suggested that it was the inability to identify individuals that meant that some aspects of the report could not be released. I think that everyone…09 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillWe will not get into that one. The noble Lord, Lord Wallace, has been an absolute bulldog in pursuing this issue over a number of years. The reason why I chose to attach my name…09 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I have attached my name to Amendment 102 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Wallace of Saltaire. I begin by quoting the noble Lord, Lord Evans of Weardale, who chairs…09 May 2023HANSARDChildbirth: Black WomenMy Lords, the Minister has referred a number of times to socio- economic disparities—indeed, the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, referred to the issues of poverty. The MBRRACE report and…03 May 2023HANSARDVoter Authority CertificatesMy Lords—02 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI am sorry, but I must point out that 16 and 17 year-olds in Scotland and Wales have the vote. That is a political right.02 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI think that is on topic. If 16 and 17 year-olds are voting, they have a right to access internet information about voting. I suggest that that is on topic. My final point—for the…02 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I have attached my name to Amendment 25 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Russell, and I rise to speak primarily to that. It is a great pleasure to follow the noble…02 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI thank the noble Lord for his clarification, although, speaking not as a lawyer, my understanding is that a human right is a legal right; it is a law—a most fundamental right. In…02 May 2023HANSARDOverseas Territories: Illegal ImmigrationMy Lords, on the issue of assistance from HMG to the overseas territories, can the Minister confirm that carbon emissions from overseas territories count under the UK’s net-zero…27 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate TransparencyMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord, Lord Vaux, and everyone who has contributed to this crucial debate. I feel I should begin with an apology for not taking…27 Apr 2023HANSARDClimate Change Committee: DiscussionsMy Lords, would the Minister agree with the right honourable Member in the other place Chris Skidmore, the chair of the independent review of net zero, who has come out in…27 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate TransparencyMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow that powerful, comprehensive and, I think, highly persuasive speech from the noble Lord, Lord Alton. I will be extremely brief but,…27 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, my name is attached to Amendment 203 in this group, along with those of the noble Lords, Lord Clement-Jones, Lord Strathcarron and Lord Moylan. I shall speak in general…27 Apr 2023