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HANSARDOnline 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 2023HANSARDSudanMy Lords, I return to the first question asked by the noble and right reverend Lord. I think he was referring to Ahmed Haroun, who was among those being held in Kobar prison and…26 Apr 2023HANSARDSudanMy Lords, following on from the intervention of the right reverend Prelate reflecting the concerns of British-Sudanese communities, the Guardian quotes Nadir Bhanda, a…26 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to rise to take part in this debate, which has been rich, full and powerful. I will seek not to repeat anything that has been said but simply to make a…25 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI do not believe the Minister addressed the point that I and a number of other noble Lords raised about the international dimension of this, and the UK’s position in the…25 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I was hoping that someone with a great deal more legal knowledge than me would rise to speak, but I feel that I need to challenge the Minister’s comment that this…25 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I apologise to the Committee, I perhaps should have declared my position as co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hong Kong in my last intervention.25 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Wallace of Saltaire, and to speak chiefly to Amendment 108, to which I attached my name. I entirely agree with everything…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I guess I should rise at this point to follow with pleasure the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, who made a point that I was going to make. I note that in Scotland, they…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillWould the Minister acknowledge that 30 miles per hour was, of course, the blanket applied by Westminster? That is what has been set by Westminster, and it is of considerable cost…20 Apr 2023HANSARDPowering Up BritainMy Lords, given the fact that this is a really important issue and I do not see anyone else rising, I will rise once again. The Government have committed to a fully decarbonised…19 Apr 2023HANSARDPowering Up BritainMy Lords, if no one else is going to stand up, I will come back to the Minister on a different, broader and more conceptual point. I am very tempted to respond to the previous…19 Apr 2023HANSARDCPTPP: Conclusion of NegotiationsMy Lords, my understanding is that this agreement will lead to the removal of all tariffs on Malaysian palm oil. Can the Minister confirm that and explain how that is compatible…19 Apr 2023HANSARDSudanMy Lords, late last year the UNFPA estimated that there were 2.7 million women and girls in Sudan in need of gender-based violence protection, mitigation or response services. It…19 Apr 2023HANSARDVladimir Kara-MurzaMy Lords, given the horrendous circumstances of Mr Kara-Murza, highlighting the vulnerability of anyone in Russia who dares to speak out against President Putin’s regime, can the…19 Apr 2023HANSARDPowering Up BritainMy Lords, we face a difficult situation, with recess intervening and us now having a short period to interrogate 44 documents, which, as Carbon Brief calculated, comprise 2,840…19 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I rise to offer Green support for all these amendments. On the amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, it is worth reflecting that if you design a space,…18 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 54 and those of the noble Lord, Lord Vaux, and the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles. I will be fairly brief, as this is an extremely unusual…18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Thornhill. I will not say anything more on Amendment 274A because the case for it has clearly been…18 Apr 2023HANSARDShort-term Holding Facility (Amendment) Rules 2022My Lords, I first thank the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, for tabling this Motion to Regret, and echo her call for these rules to be withdrawn—they are unacceptable. I think it is…18 Apr 2023