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HANSARDParliamentary Democracy and Standards in Public LifeMy Lords, the Library briefing for this important debate from the noble Baroness, Lady Featherstone, notes that the distinctive feature of parliamentary democracies “is that the…11 Jan 2024HANSARDParliamentary Democracy and Standards in Public LifeMy Lords—11 Jan 2024HANSARDHorizon: Compensation and ConvictionsMy Lords—10 Jan 2024HANSARDHorizon: Compensation and ConvictionsMy Lords, one of the reasons this has resonated so widely is not just because it was a brilliant drama but because so many ordinary people recognise what it feels like to be…10 Jan 2024HANSARDElgin MarblesMy Lords, and especially the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, I would like to welcome this excellent short debate on the Elgin marbles. I want to stand back from the specifics of the “to…14 Dec 2023HANSARDLimiting Global Temperature IncreaseMy Lords—13 Dec 2023HANSARDLimiting Global Temperature IncreaseMy Lords, whatever about the lobbyists from the fossil fuel companies, do the Government have any assessment of the cost in terms of CO 2 used to travel to Dubai, or in terms of…13 Dec 2023HANSARDUniversal Declaration of Human RightsMy Lords, I too welcome the aspiration of the noble Baroness, Lady Anelay, to use the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to rejuvenate and promote its…11 Dec 2023HANSARDResidential Leasehold for FlatsMy Lords, as the Minister will know, the most frustrating thing for those of us who are leaseholders is the lack of control. There is a tried and tested formula for residents’…30 Nov 2023HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeMy Lords, I seek some reassurance. “Intemperate language” I understand, but “argumentative” was used as not being appropriate. It may be because I am argumentative but I think…28 Nov 2023HANSARDLow-traffic NeighbourhoodsMy Lords—21 Nov 2023HANSARDLow-traffic NeighbourhoodsI welcome the noble Lord. Can the review look at the detrimental mental health harms of being forced, for example, to take three times as long to take the kids to school or the…21 Nov 2023HANSARDAbortion Clinics: Safe Access ZonesMy Lords, having spent many an hour debating the clause, I think it requires careful consideration. I want to talk about context. First, people have been arrested for praying…20 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, in a lacklustre King’s Speech, with thin pickings for those of us committed to expanding freedom, I am glad to have something positive to say at the start of my speech.…14 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael/GazaMy Lords, the 7 October Hamas attack on Israel was more than a war crime. This anti-Jewish pogrom was dripping with sadism. Do noble Lords remember the horror when we saw film…24 Oct 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I have put my name to and support Amendment 255, laid by the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, which straight- forwardly means that a notice may not impose a requirement relating…19 Jul 2023HANSARDBank AccountsMy Lords, as the Minister will remember, I tabled an amendment to the financial services Bill on this very question—as distinct from PEPs—of political values closing down…19 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, very briefly, I was pleased to see this, in whatever form it takes, because as we finish off the Bill, one thing that has come up consistently is that some of us have…19 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I am afraid that I have some reservations about this amendment. I was trying not to, but I have. The way that the noble Lord, Lord Allan of Hallam, explained the…19 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillWill the Minister write to noble Lords who have been here in Committee and on Report in response to the fact that it is not just encryption companies saying that the demands of…19 Jul 2023