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HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I shall just deal with that. I am aware of very vigorous debate at Cambridge University, but I am not aware of the university having fired an academic for standing to…31 Oct 2022HANSARDUnemployment FiguresMy Lords, can the Minister comment on a particular sector which is very adversely affected in terms of economic inactivity: that is, older women, particularly ethnic minority…20 Oct 2022HANSARDStatement of Changes in Immigration RulesMy Lords, I want to briefly make some observations about the remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Lilley, and ask the Minister one or two questions of clarification. Before I do, I…19 Oct 2022HANSARDStatement of Changes in Immigration RulesVery briefly, I was also referring to undocumented people who overstay tourist visas and stay on here. If the noble Lord, Lord Lilley, needs any proof of that, he needs to go to—I…19 Oct 2022HANSARDStatement of Changes in Immigration RulesThe noble Lord is quite right, but they add to all the pressures he was talking about. Perhaps if we had a more rigorous method of knowing who was actually here, and by what route…19 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Heritage Act 1983I thank the noble Lord, Lord Vaizey, for initiating this debate and I also congratulate him on his chairmanship of the Parthenon Project. That is of course the brainchild of Mr…13 Oct 2022HANSARDHer Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIMy Lords, I seem to be taking part in that bit of the proceedings where there are a lot of people who never had the honour of meeting Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth. I, among…09 Sept 2022HANSARDDefence Spending Priorities: NATO SummitI first apologise to the Minister for my enthusiastic earlier attempt at intervention. I assure her that the last thing I would seek to do at the moment is to expect to speak on…06 Jul 2022HANSARDDefence Spending Priorities: NATO SummitMy Lords—06 Jul 2022HANSARDEconomy UpdateMy Lords, I welcome the support for people with disabilities, but why have the Government taken so long and yet not come to a view or set out the tax on the power generation…26 May 2022HANSARDEvacuations from AfghanistanMy Lords, briefly, I declare an interest as chair of the HRC. I wrote to the Minister about trying to evacuate the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission. For brevity,…26 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I too am delighted to speak in a Motion on the humble Address. I need to declare several interests. First, I am chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission. I want…17 May 2022HANSARDHong Kong: ArrestsMy Lords, I am sure the House will welcome the integrity shown by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Reed, and Lord Hodge in no longer legitimising Hong Kong’s broken judicial…12 May 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Visa Application CentresMy Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission. I endorse the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Paddick: as many people as possible want to…28 Apr 2022HANSARDHigher Education ReformMy Lords, I welcome the lifelong learning and other measures that will improve social mobility, but the higher education sector needs a root-and-branch review of the business…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSurveillance Camera Code of PracticeMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow three incredibly distinguished speakers in this debate. With reference to the remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, attributed to the…02 Feb 2022HANSARDRepresentation of the People (Young People’s Enfranchisement) Bill [HL]My Lords, I start by paying tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Adonis. He has been utterly consistent over the years in his attempts to move electoral law in this direction. However,…28 Jan 2022HANSARDRepresentation of the People (Young People’s Enfranchisement) Bill [HL]The noble Baroness referred to my role as chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission. I want to make it clear that in this debate I am speaking in a personal capacity, not…28 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I did not have the opportunity to speak at Second Reading and I apologise for that. I declare my interests in the register and want to clarify that I am speaking in a…27 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street EventMy Lords, a few days ago there was a lot of talk on the Conservative Benches about the damage done to the rule of law by the jury verdict in the Colston trial. Many people who…11 Jan 2022