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HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, it is a privilege to follow so many contributions from noble and learned Lords across the House. I declare my interests, first as a lawyer—unashamedly; we need to be…14 Nov 2022HANSARDIran: Women ProtestersMy Lords, the Minister is a strong and sincere advocate for human rights at home and across the world. Just yesterday, a young woman reporter covering a protest for her media…09 Nov 2022HANSARDAlaa Abd el-Fattah: Hunger StrikeMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his answers so far, but put very simply, does he agree with the following proposition: friendly nations do not deprive each other of…09 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Accommodation and SafeguardingMy Lords, in the light of the sage counsel from the Minister’s noble friend, if the Minister were an asylum seeker in a detention facility, perhaps from a war-torn part of the…09 Nov 2022HANSARDEmployers: Fire and RehireMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his answers so far, but can I probe him just a little further on his suggestion that there are certain circumstances in which fire and…03 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI am grateful to the Deputy Chairman. I hope the Committee will forgive my ignorance; I hope that will help others as well. I think noble Lords are really on to something here. I…02 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, like the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Newnham, I would be grateful for guidance from someone as to how often one is to redeclare interests in the course of Committee.…02 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI congratulate the noble Lord, if I may—he congratulated his noble friend in what became an absolute tour de force of a response itself. I have huge sympathy for his general…02 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I forgot to declare my interests as a visiting professor of practice at the LSE and in receipt of research services from a PhD student from King’s College London. To…02 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I will briefly probe the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, and probe the Minister a bit by way of that amendment. I support the amendments in the names of the…02 Nov 2022HANSARDPolice: Vetting, Misconduct and MisogynyMy Lords, when asked about these matters the noble Lord says repeatedly that police vetting, discipline and recruitment must be left to chief constables themselves, but should…02 Nov 2022HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresMy Lords, initiation rites are pretty tough in some cultures, but none the less I too welcome the Minister to his place. I declare an interest as a fellow member of 39 Essex…01 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I declare my registered interest as a council member of Justice, the all-party UK section of the International Commission of Jurists. Noble Lords know that we are not…01 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, first I need to apologise—I forgot to declare my interests in the debate on the previous group. I refer to my academic interests as set out in the register. I also…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillInasmuch as there is a limit to what any legislation can do without the resources and culture, clearly that is the case. This is an argument that people make against human rights…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I did speak at Second Reading, so I really am not going to make a Second Reading speech; I am not going to say I am not and then do it. Although I have been clear that I…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI beg the noble Lord’s pardon. I take the point, and I tried to make it clear that I know that he has a very libertarian instinct towards free speech, which I share. I tried to…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI am really quite surprised, because I hoped that the noble Earl was going to respond to my question, which was based on the question from the noble Lord, Lord Stevens, with some…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHome Secretary: Resignation and ReappointmentMy Lords, as a self-identifying tofu-eating person who believes in the rehabilitation of offenders, I am glad to hear that from the Minister and I look forward to hearing it from…27 Oct 2022HANSARDPublic Spaces Protection OrdersMy Lords, will the Minister help me, for clarity: does the relevant guidance prohibit or advise against incentivising enforcement for profit motives rather than because it is the…27 Oct 2022