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HANSARDManchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 3 ReportMy Lords, volume 3 of the Manchester Arena inquiry is really hard to take in, because it is shocking to hear the director-general of MI5 apologising for not preventing what seems…14 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, one thing that is significant is when the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, congratulates the Government. I think that is a significant and not minor moment. But she was…14 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I will be brief. The noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, made the point that this should not be just about us and anecdotes about ourselves. That is true, but the fact that…13 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI am confused. I always encourage people to find out what is happening in this House by telling them to look at the speeches and follow Hansard , but now I am dreading anyone…13 Mar 2023HANSARDTheatre Tax ReliefMy Lords, it is the case that theatres and all artistic venues need artists. One group that has some support from taxpayers is the BBC. Will the Minister condemn the decision by…09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, I am surprised that anybody has been able to check whether the Bill is compliant with human rights legislation, because there is nothing in the Bill. I try very hard to…09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI completely support the Minister’s aspirations for the public to be able to conduct their lives without disruption. They want to be able to use transport and health services. But…09 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I really hope we do not play party politics with the Bill. Earlier, it was said that the Home Secretary had created a crisis by the use of rhetoric and I just point out…08 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I enthusiastically support Amendment 186. I thought that the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler of Enfield, spelled out extremely articulately the importance of banking hubs and…07 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am concerned about aspects of this Bill from a delegated powers point of view, as I have been on a range of Bills that we have had in this House. Maybe it is because, as in the…06 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI appreciate that I have not been in the Chamber for all of that time, although I have been here a fair few hours, one way and another, and I have read everything that was said in…06 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I have tried to follow and to listen to as much of the discussions on the Bill as possible, and I confess that some of the legal arguments happening earlier were beyond…06 Mar 2023HANSARDCovid Pandemic: Testing of Care Home ResidentsMy Lords, what is so devastating in reading the Telegraph ’s WhatsApp lockdown file is that it has confirmed that the most susceptible to Covid were victims of a lack of targeted…06 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI have got more questions flying at me today.06 Mar 2023HANSARDStormont BrakeMy Lords, the framework sounds like an improvement. However, as we here well know, the legal text is what counts. Some of us who have read the EU legal text have some concerns.…02 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I commend the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy of Southwark, for keeping the issue of the problems facing leaseholders very much alive, to the point of nagging, repetition and…22 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, my Amendment 21 joins a queue to add, amend or clarify missions. This queue can feel a little like a fanciful—farcical, even—wish list, but the Government only have…22 Feb 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, I am totally opposed to the Bill, not least because it is an act of evasion and avoids tackling some genuinely dire problems in public services. Instead, it aims to…21 Feb 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, if anything illustrates why this amendment is needed, it is the last few exchanges. A number of noble Lords are already suspicious that people reporting on a…07 Feb 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I support Amendments 46 and 47. I say a very loud, “Hear, hear” to the impassioned intervention of the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, which was spot on. I want to answer…07 Feb 2023