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HANSARDPalantir: Public Service ContractsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the human rights and reputational risks presented by their public service contracts with Palantir.29 Jun 2026HANSARDPalantir: Public Service ContractsMy Lords, I am perennially grateful to my noble friend. If we are to avoid a future Fujitsu-style scandal of even greater proportions, how can our public money, personal data,…29 Jun 2026HANSARDImmigration and Asylum: AppealsMy Lords, I remind the House that there are lawyers on all sides of the House who have spoken on all kinds of immigration measures. Nobody impugns their ability to continue to…29 Jun 2026HANSARDPuberty Blockers Trial: ConsentMy Lords, am I right that these drugs are also sometimes necessarily available to quite young people who might otherwise go into premature puberty, with serious health results?…25 Jun 2026HANSARDChildren: Physical PunishmentMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend the Minister on her lifelong professional commitment to children and young people. Might doubters in England be persuaded if we explored…16 Jun 2026HANSARDImmigration: Eurodac and SIS IIMy Lords, to return to sensible questions about Eurodac rather than the festering sore that is Brexit—or “real Brexit” and leaving the ECHR—given everybody’s interest in…15 Jun 2026HANSARDConcealed Surveillance Equipment in Government Offices and VehiclesMy Lords, with apologies for jumping the gun in my enthusiasm, perhaps the Government could comment on this. It is bad enough, although perhaps all too predictable, that there is…10 Jun 2026HANSARDConcealed Surveillance Equipment in Government Offices and VehiclesMy Lords—10 Jun 2026HANSARDEquality Act 2010: Code of PracticeMy Lords, the Supreme Court is the ultimate arbiter of the interpretation of law as it is, including where there are conflicting statutes. Everyone else must grapple with the…03 Jun 2026HANSARDFor Women Scotland Ltd v Scottish MinistersMy Lords, I remember Meta Ramsay as an outstanding public servant who was as kind as she was courageous. After numerous Lords Questions and a year-long review, we are left with…01 Jun 2026HANSARDDonations to Political PartiesMy Lords, if we are concerned about preventing foreign interference and plugging loopholes, as I think we all are, will my noble friend the Minister consider personal…01 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechI add my tribute to today’s maiden speech, and to the predictably exquisite valedictory speeches of the noble Lord, Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield. There is much to commend in the…18 May 2026HANSARDSouthport Inquiry: Prevent ProgrammeMy Lords, in addition to the points that noble Lords around the House have made—about multi-agency co-operation and single-agency lead, and indeed the last comments about the…16 Apr 2026HANSARDGrenfell Tower Memorial (Expenditure) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier. The late great Martin Amis described the sensation of ageing as feeling like breakfast comes around…14 Apr 2026HANSARDUkraine: ReparationMy Lords, I agree with my noble friend the Minister that it will take careful work to construct an appropriate legal structure for the redirection of frozen assets in the future.…23 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, more on terrorism, and proscription in particular. Amendment 420 is in my name, and I support Amendment 422B in the name of the noble Viscount, Lord Hailsham, which…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords for their approach to such an important debate, in particular those who made a special effort to be succinct with the long night ahead.…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThere we go: I was too optimistic, perhaps. None the less, I believe that my noble friend sees the power of the argument or he would not have said what he has said. There are…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill18 Mar 2026