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HANSARDEnvironment and Climate EmergencyCan the Minister explain how the planned Oxford to Cambridge expressway, with up to a million houses to be built alongside it, will contribute in any way to the reduction of…01 Jul 2019HANSARDSentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare an interest as a non-executive member of the board of the Law Commission, the place where I had my first job in 1966. With that caveat, I nevertheless think it…12 Jun 2019HANSARDHouse of Lords: Gender EqualityTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to promote gender equality in the composition of the House of Lords.06 Jun 2019HANSARDHouse of Lords: Gender EqualityThere is much to be said on this question, as the Minister has said, but I want to focus on just one issue. As long as we have seats for hereditary Peers, women continue to be…06 Jun 2019HANSARDParliament: Freedom of Speech and the Rule of LawThe Motion moved by my noble and learned friend Lord Brown goes to the heart of our constitution—that is, the separation of powers, the respective and distinct roles played by the…23 May 2019 Bills sponsored (9)