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HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, I want to return, very briefly, to something the noble Lord, Lord Mann, raised earlier. I can understand in the broader sense why universities have been included,…20 Mar 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillOn the Warwick University point, for clarification, the other important thing that happened there was that Warwick University academics refused to sit on a panel discussing the…20 Mar 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, because this is the first group, I again state that I think that a lot of these amendments are trying to establish what is intended by the Bill, in a probing way. In…20 Mar 2024HANSARDNews Broadcasting: RegulationMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord McNally, for this important discussion. Already, it has raised meaty topics. Yesterday, in the debate on the opposition of the noble…14 Mar 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, it was a real privilege to witness that exchange and I think we are getting to the heart of why we are all here and are so passionate about this. I have a couple of…12 Mar 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI want to make some clarifications. I will deal with them all together, using my right of reply. I was not suggesting that the parole boards were dodgy, although I was suggesting…12 Mar 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI rise to move Amendment 167 on resentencing those serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection. I thank the noble Lords, Lord Moylan, Lord Blunkett and Lord Woodley,…12 Mar 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill12 Mar 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI did not suggest that they were more likely to cause harm. The argument is whether we accept that they are deemed dangerous and therefore cannot be let out through the Parole…12 Mar 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillUnlike other prisoners, they may have been up before the Parole Board many times, but this is long after their tariff has ended and the sentence originally given was handed out to…12 Mar 2024HANSARDTV Licence Non-payment: WomenMy Lords, the urgency with which people are suggesting this is looked at is not helped by the fact that we are going through a very serious financial time and it is likely that…05 Mar 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I dedicate this speech to Lord Cormack because, the last time I spoke to him, we discussed this very issue. I make no claim that he would agree with me; it is just that,…26 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill26 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for the responses I have received. I will take what the Minister has said, and look at it myself, and maybe we can both clarify whether we have…26 Feb 2024HANSARDAnaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Patel, just said many very important things, with which I agree, far better than I would. I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Bennett, Lady Brinton…26 Feb 2024HANSARDSchools: Gender-questioning ChildrenTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they are planning to issue further guidance to ensure that schools support gender-questioning children.22 Feb 2024HANSARDSchools: Gender-questioning ChildrenI thank the Minister for her reply and the department for the clear guidance on working with gender-questioning children. Parents really were so relieved to hear that they should…22 Feb 2024HANSARDHate CrimesMy Lords—21 Feb 2024HANSARDAnti-Semitism in the UKMy Lords, I really thought that the noble Lord, Lord Mann, spoke very powerfully and that it was not hyperbole. We almost cannot describe how serious the mood is at the moment.…21 Feb 2024HANSARDHate CrimesMy Lords, will the Minister acknowledge that there are real problems in terms of legislating against hate as a crime, because it can be used to silence opposition? One of our…21 Feb 2024