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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI appreciate that and understand what the Minister is saying. Is he saying that, if it could be reasonably expected that a breastfeeding woman would feel humiliated in the…12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am grateful to the Minister for what he had to say and I do understand that creating a new offence or separate provision may not have the desired effect of reducing these…12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to speak in this debate because I have been making speeches on this topic for 12 years. I believe, if memory serves, that I was the Front-Bench speaker…10 Jan 2022HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, we are pleased to see ARIA move to its next stage and we look forward to the inventions and innovations that will come from it. I was particularly pleased to see the…10 Jan 2022HANSARDUK-Ukraine Credit Support AgreementBefore the Minister resumes his seat, I wanted to press him on the Russian-backed interconnector across the channel. He has not mentioned it. Maybe he intends to write to me; I…05 Jan 2022HANSARDUK-Ukraine Credit Support AgreementI begin by paying tribute to my noble friend Lady Hayter for the work that she and her colleagues on the committee have undertaken in considering the new agreement with Ukraine,…05 Jan 2022HANSARDEU–UK Partnership CouncilMy Lords, the key word in my noble friend’s Question is “partnership”. Both our economy and our place in the world will be stronger if disputes can be resolved amicably. Some…16 Dec 2021HANSARDEuropean Union: Border Control ChecksMy Lords, this continued failure to reach a stable agreement with the EU is expensive for business and the UK taxpayer. We have one set of checks that were postponed back in…16 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am grateful to noble Lords, and particularly to the Minister for his comments in response to the amendments tabled by my noble friend Lord Ponsonby. On Amendment 78A, clearly it…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, we support the amendments. I read with interest the debate on Report in the Commons, where there was clear support for them across the House. The concern to protect…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I shall move and speak to the amendments in the name of my noble friend Lord Ponsonby—this amendment and Amendments 78B and 78E, as well as Amendments 78C and 78D, which…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI will explain why we want to move this amendment. I am afraid we are unpersuaded by the Government’s response on this issue. There are many victims of this problem today and they…15 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillOf course I realise that; I have read the sentencing guidelines. All I am saying is that attitudes in the country outside this House have changed, and the view of a minimum…15 Dec 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, Labour tabled a combined version of Amendments 6 and 7 in Committee, and we welcome the re-tabling of the text by the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones. We debated FoI…14 Dec 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Ravensdale, for bringing back his amendment on these important issues. It has been a real pleasure working with him and hearing…14 Dec 2021HANSARDMaldives: TariffsMy Lords, the Government talk a lot about wanting to be a champion for the Commonwealth—and so they should—and about sustainability. We have a nation here with small island…14 Dec 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, we remain disappointed that the Government failed to accept the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee’s recommendation to omit Clause 8, which provides a very…14 Dec 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, I find myself listening to some excellent speeches and frantically scratching sections from my own contribution as I do not see the point in repeating the points that…14 Dec 2021