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HANSARDDirect Tax and National Insurance ContributionsMy Lords, in October 2019, the well-respected Institute for Fiscal Studies said: “We do not find any evidence that tax-motivated retention of profits translates into more…25 Oct 2022HANSARDPolice National ComputerMy Lords, the Government have presided over the economy and vital sensitive infrastructure, including tech infrastructure, for 12 years. If, as the Minister suggests, there was no…24 Oct 2022HANSARDMinister for EqualitiesMy Lords, with the greatest thanks and courtesy to the Minister for mentioning the gender pay gap earlier, does she agree that when the state cares about an area of law or…20 Oct 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police: MisconductMy Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, for his fearless efforts on this front over many years. Surely, we are all grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Casey, for…19 Oct 2022HANSARDMenopauseMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for the very serious tone of his response to this Question. I declare an interest which is not in the register but is self-evident from my…18 Oct 2022HANSARDSkills for Care ReportMy Lords, I, too, welcome the Minister to his place. I congratulate him on the tone of his responses so far. I agree with him that the workforce is key. Another feature of the…13 Oct 2022HANSARDEuropean Court of Human RightsDoes the Minister, as a jurist of some distinction, agree that dialogue between domestic courts and international ones is incredibly important, and that is what is enshrined in…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEuropean Convention on Human RightsMy Lords, I, for one, am very grateful to the Minister for the clarity of his Answer. However, I am concerned that the more popular of the two candidates in the Conservative race…18 Jul 2022HANSARDHuman Rights Act 1998I am grateful to the Minister for the patience and courtesy with which he is responding to this debate, but I am concerned about one very important element. The Minister said that…14 Jul 2022HANSARDWomen and Girls: Economic Well-being, Welfare, Safety and OpportunitiesMy Lords, I, too, pay tribute to my noble friend Lady Gale for securing such an important debate. It has thrown up many interesting issues already. I also congratulate my noble…14 Jul 2022HANSARDHuman Rights Act 1998My Lords, I should declare that I was a lawyer in the Home Office in the late 1990s during the preparation and passage of the Human Rights Act. I also worked on the Good Friday…14 Jul 2022HANSARDTRIPS Agreement: VaccinesMy Lords, this question of intellectual property is going to be really important in future pandemics. It is not absolute. We gave up liberties. People stayed at home and did not…11 Jul 2022HANSARDInformation Commissioner’s Office ReportMy Lords, can the Minister readdress my noble friend’s question about counselling? It is a real concern of women that after they have made a report, they should be able to get…11 Jul 2022HANSARDClearview AI IncAre noble Lords aware of the recent statement from Big Brother Watch about Hikvision, the Chinese company that has sold many cameras to many public authorities and government…05 Jul 2022HANSARDStrikes: Cover by Agency WorkersMy Lords, this is hardly St Francis of Assisi, is it? As this is not specifically about the rail workers, are the Government confident that they will find these armies of agency…05 Jul 2022HANSARDBanks: ForgeryMy Lords, the Minister was quite rightly concerned about operational independence in an earlier answer. In that light, is it really appropriate that Lloyds Bank, one of the…30 Jun 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I declare interests as a former chancellor of the Universities of Oxford Brookes and Essex, as, variously, a visiting and honorary fellow and professor of a number of…28 Jun 2022HANSARDEuropean Convention on Human RightsI thank him for his Answer, but I am afraid what Amnesty International has called the “rights removal Bill”, which was published yesterday, tells a rather different story. Its…23 Jun 2022HANSARDBill of RightsI welcome the Minister once more. He spoke at some length, rightly, on the interpretation provisions, which are obviously incredibly important given the relationship between our…23 Jun 2022HANSARDEuropean Convention on Human RightsI welcome the Minister to his very well-deserved new role.23 Jun 2022