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HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI am grateful to the noble Lord for his intervention, but he is wrong. The European Court has ruled that it is not possible. Article 11 does not permit compelling any citizen of…10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I support the amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Burns, those from my noble friend Lady Coffey—which I have signed, as she referred to—and those in the name…10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI am very grateful to the noble Lord for that assistance. I therefore look forward to the amendment put forward by the Government to exempt those 13, given the law that I am…10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillThe noble Lord is, very respectfully, making interventions which do not follow the law. I will quote a couple of other cases because that may assist the debate: Sigurdsson v…10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI understand that in this House people sometimes disagree, and perhaps, respectfully, that is happening here. I can give way as many times as the noble Lord likes, but it is plain…10 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill22 May 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister profusely for the detailed response and thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. It has been a very helpful, probing debate and…22 May 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 50, tabled by my noble friends Lord Lucas, Lord Farmer and Lady Barran, I will speak also to the other amendments in this group: Amendments 54 to 60…22 May 2025HANSARDSport England: Equality Act 2010My Lords, I must declare a significant conflict as a commissioner of the EHRC. I invite the Minister to clarify that it is not interim guidance that has been issued by the EHRC,…19 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, there have been very helpful and mainly anxious speeches during this debate. I am very grateful to my colleagues but also to the noble Baroness, Lady Carberry, whose…19 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I start by declaring interests. I am an employer, the founder of a listed business, MindGym, which is a behavioural science business, and an expert in corporate training…13 May 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, first, I declare my interest as a commissioner at the EHRC, and I have also been a lifelong campaigner for and defender of free speech, so I do not approach this subject…12 May 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as the founder of Parent Gym and the part owner of Mind Gym. Parent Gym is a programme supporting families who have the most need across our…01 May 2025HANSARDNational Debt: It’s Time for Tough Decisions (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Bridges, on this excellent report and welcome the discussion today. It is more urgent than when it was published, of course, and it…25 Apr 2025HANSARDThe Future of News (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, I, too, welcome the report and congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Stowell, on her chairmanship of the committee and the members who have done a lot of hard and…25 Apr 2025HANSARD“For Women Scotland” Supreme Court RulingMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her statement of acceptance of the Supreme Court’s judgment and thank the Supreme Court for its courage. This issue has always been about the…24 Apr 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, it truly is an honour to take a place on these venerable Benches and make my maiden speech today. I start by congratulating the noble Baronesses, Lady Berger and Lady…27 Mar 2025