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HANSARDVaccine Patents WaiverI am grateful to the Minister for that, but he will understand that my Question is in the context of a previous prime ministerial promise and an obvious logical need to vaccinate…24 Jan 2022HANSARDMigrant Crossings: Role of the MilitaryMy Lords, Tobias Ellwood, the well-respected chair of the Defence Committee in the other place, has called these proposals “rushed” and a “massive distraction” for the military,…20 Jan 2022HANSARDEnforcement of Lockdown RegulationsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the equality of treatment between different groups in respect of the enforcement of lockdown regulations by the…18 Jan 2022HANSARDEnforcement of Lockdown RegulationsI am grateful to the Minister for that, particularly after such a long night. Broad police powers, however well-intended, will inevitably lead to arbitrary and discriminatory…18 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, your Lordships’ House can be proud tonight for seeking to prevent injustices well into the future, but in seeking to support the noble Lord, Lord Best, we can try to act…17 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street EventMy Lords, the Minister rightly acknowledges—I take him at his word—that the rule of law means one law for everyone, whether Ministers, officials or ordinary citizens. Of course,…11 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, here we are, quite late into the evening, to discuss the group of amendments refined from amendments tabled in Committee in response to the horrific rape and murder of…10 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who stayed, even those who may have stayed under sufferance—I hope they will forgive me and understand how important this issue is to so…10 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill10 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I cannot discuss matters of nationality and borders without confessing that this is extremely personal territory for me, as I know it is for others in your Lordships’…05 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety DefectsMy Lords, I appreciate the Minister’s frustration that he is not in a position to launch a magic bullet or even to make an announcement today, so might he instead share some of…05 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am grateful to my noble friend; obviously I do not have his personal experience as a magistrate but just today I looked at published statistics from 2018, which showed that a…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, “No child should suffer such appalling abuse, especially from those who should love and care for them most.” Who said that? It is not a Christmas quiz. It was the…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am grateful to all noble Lords who spoke in this short debate. What a great team, and a model of brevity, clarity and compassion, if I may say so. I thank the noble Lord, Lord…13 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill13 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, this group of amendments and the related clauses address the phenomenon that those unfortunate enough to have experienced it call digital strip-searching—the practice of…13 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I join the welcome to the noble Lord, Lord Stevens of Birmingham. The pandemic has been a magnifier of every single inequality on the planet. I hope we can all agree on…07 Dec 2021HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeMy Lords, we are all grateful to my noble friend Lord Collins of Highbury for bringing forward this opportunity to debate this scandal. He has been dogged in his determination in…02 Dec 2021HANSARDHIV and AIDSMy Lords, generic drugs were crucial to the global response to HIV/AIDS; I see the Minister nodding. In that case, will we learn that lesson for this pandemic and stop blocking…01 Dec 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine DonationsMy Lords, it is a bitter irony indeed that tomorrow’s ministerial meeting of the WTO has had to be cancelled indefinitely because of a variant that could have been prevented had…29 Nov 2021