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HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, like the noble Lord, Lord Strathcarron, I have put my name to Amendment 21 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Moylan. Earlier, the noble Lord, Lord Wallace of Saltaire,…07 Dec 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, for tabling this amendment. It is such an important issue and I am glad that he has brought it back. We all want multiple funders for…07 Dec 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI really appreciated the comments of noble Lords in this short debate. I want to stress a couple of things. This is not about the rights and wrongs of any particular examples I…07 Dec 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill07 Dec 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillBriefly, on the horse’s mouth, I did not get my information from the Telegraph ; I got it from music academics at Oxford University.07 Dec 2022HANSARDPrison CapacityMy Lords, I concede that many members of the public want tougher sentences for serious crimes, but can the Minister comment on a key point made at the North Wales Women’s Centre’s…06 Dec 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement 2022My Lords, it gives me great pleasure to follow and warmly welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Lea of Lymm. Too often, professional economists are dull technocrats who have disavowed…29 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I shall speak to a range of amendments associated with Clause 9: Amendments 80, 81, 82, 83, 86, 89, 92 and 94. I have also put my name to Amendments 88 and 90 in the…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, my difficulty is this. In interpreting things in the way he is, the noble Viscount is suggesting that he knows why people did something. I have no idea why people in the…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillThe query about “reasonable excuse” has come up before. It has been suggested that free speech would be used as a “reasonable excuse”. I will try to clarify what I was trying to…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillI have an inquiry about PSPOs which has been raised. When PSPOs were originally advocated by pro-choice people, I was unsure about their use. My colleagues in BPAS, for example,…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I thank all Members of the Committee for a wide range of speeches, ensuring that we have covered a lot of ground on this important issue. Contributions have been…22 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I have put my name to Amendments 36 and 37 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Paddick. I could also have backed a number of other amendments. The noble Lord clearly…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I put my name to a number of amendments, as the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, read out. He has largely explained my reservations and why I put my name to, in this instance,…16 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I have a huge amount of sympathy with the fears about the chilling effect of Clause 4 and the points that the noble Lord, Lord Willetts, started off making. Basically, I…14 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I have a couple of brief points. Following that helpful contribution on Amendment 59, I want to clarify that complaints are very often dismissed as vexatious, but it is…14 Nov 2022HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, the original aim of the Bill was to tackle harm to children, which we can all agree on, but it has expanded enormously and some say represents a real threat to freedom…07 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I think the difficulty here—this goes back to our earlier discussions—is around what the purpose of a university is. The purpose of a university is not employment or…02 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI will speak to Amendment 35, to which I have put my name; it relates to amending the Equality Act, as has just been discussed. I will also speak in support of Amendment 69 in the…02 Nov 2022