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HANSARDIndependent Office for Police ConductMy Lords, I hope that I speak for the whole House in paying tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, for his campaigning in this area. Year-on-year, we see Bill after Bill to give…18 Dec 2024HANSARDGypsy and Traveller Communities: AccommodationMy Lords, no doubt all Members of your Lordships’ House engage exclusively in legitimate economic activity. Does my noble friend the Minister agree that this morning is a good…06 Nov 2024HANSARDUnaccompanied Migrant ChildrenI thank my noble friend the Minister for his positive and humane answers to the Question from my noble friend Lord Touhig. However, I want to press him on the supplementary. While…30 Oct 2024HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: RegulationMy Lords, notwithstanding the need for sector-specific approaches and expertise, does my noble friend agree that public confidence and constitutional legitimacy require primary…17 Oct 2024HANSARDFramework Convention on Artificial IntelligenceTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the value of, and the progress towards achieving the aims of the Council of Europe Framework Convention on…15 Oct 2024HANSARDFramework Convention on Artificial IntelligenceI am grateful to my noble friend, whom I belatedly welcome to the Dispatch Box. It is easily done on all sides of politics, but one minute we berate so-called red tape and the…15 Oct 2024HANSARDElectronic Media: False InformationMy Lords, does my noble friend the Minister agree that tech billionaires are richer, more powerful and sometimes more arrogant than whole countries? With hindsight, fawning before…12 Sept 2024HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 ReportMy Lords, I declare an interest as a Member of your Lordships’ committee looking into the operation of statutory inquiries at the moment. I thank my noble friend the Leader for…09 Sept 2024HANSARDCovid-19 InquiryMy Lords, I declare interests as the former shadow Attorney-General who attended cross-party briefings with Ministers and officials in early 2020 and as a member of your…03 Sept 2024HANSARDFundamental Rights and the Rule of LawI am grateful to my noble friend the Minister—it is very nice to be able to say that—for that Answer. The Human Rights Act 1998 was a wonderful innovation: a modern bill of rights…25 Jul 2024HANSARDFundamental Rights and the Rule of LawMy Lords, with the caveat that the word “eater” on today’s list should read “greater”, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper.25 Jul 2024HANSARDFundamental Rights and the Rule of LawTo ask His Majesty’s Government, in the light of threats to fundamental rights and the rule of law, what plans they have to promote greater public information and education in…25 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechWell said.24 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, my congratulations go to all three noble maidens this evening—if I can describe them that way. It is a privilege to address the gracious Speech of a Government who must,…24 Jul 2024HANSARDIllegal Migration Act: Northern IrelandMy Lords, long before the Windsor Framework, there was the Good Friday agreement, which was hard won, not least by people from all communities in Northern Ireland. Can the noble…15 May 2024HANSARDCrown Prosecution Service: Racial BiasMy Lords, does the Minister agree that my liking for “The Godfather” movies makes me no more or less likely to be a member of the mafia? If I am right about that, why are young…25 Apr 2024HANSARDCrown Prosecution Service: Racial BiasMy Lords, forgive me: I was not clear enough in the phrasing of my earlier question. Young black men are being charged partly on the basis of evidence that they are listening to…25 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, we are now in the family court because in the real world and in a joined-up justice system, victims are being dealt with not just in the criminal justice system but in…23 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillThen I have no hope. But I will take comfort from the Minister’s comments, because that would be a better, rounder solution in relation to proceedings and it could be broader than…23 Apr 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I hope noble Lords will forgive me for forgetting courtesy in my brevity. I failed to mention the various supporters, some of whom have identified themselves: my noble…23 Apr 2024