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HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I thought long and hard about how to approach this debate because I support the autonomy of students to organise separately without interference, not just the academic…02 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I really welcome the contributions of the noble Lords, Lord Sikka and Lord Moylan, on their amendments, because this issue of money is important and it is a good way of…02 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I am very much in favour of Amendment 31. To put a different emphasis on it from what there has been so far, the amendment by the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, is helpful in…02 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I will be opposing the Bill but I want to make some broader observations first. Recently, one commentator wrote that it feels like a class war has broken out on the…01 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI completely understand the noble Baroness’s point about terms and conditions. That is perfectly reasonable in terms of employment law, but what we are talking about here is the…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI shall speak to Amendment 17 from the noble Lord, Lord Strathcarron, to which I have put my name. The amendment strenuously argues that the Bill needs to make it explicit that…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, if a science department employs people who do not believe in science, that does not seem to me to be a free speech issue. Even with the PhD thing, they can have those…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, much has been said that I agree with. I shall speak to Amendment 26, to which I put my name. As people have been declaring their interests, I should say that I have…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I support Amendments 13 and 28, which I have put my name to. In general, I support any amendments in any of the groups coming up that aim to strengthen, extend or deepen…31 Oct 2022HANSARDPublic Spaces Protection OrdersSorry, my Lords, but this fining for profit really is a scandal. In north Wales, there is a massive social cost and the North Wales Against Kingdom Security Facebook group has…27 Oct 2022HANSARDFreedom of Expression (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, I thank the committee for this report. Even though I do not agree with many of its recommendations, it was a real treat to read—like a great primer or literature review.…27 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI am always delighted when people think that opinion polls and what is said on Twitter are democracy in real life. I do not know why we bother with the ballot box—we should just…25 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI wrote it down and I will check. It was said that if there were not substantial alterations to the Bill, this House will block it. I suggest that it might be a bit of an affront…25 Oct 2022HANSARDEnvironment Act 2021: TargetsMy Lords, as we face a particularly challenging economic period, might the Government consider not sticking to environmental targets if they clash with economic development,…25 Oct 2022HANSARDEnvironment Act 2021: TargetsMy Lords—25 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, has done such fantastic work on pensions and much more that I admire. However, inevitably, in this instance, I completely disagree with…25 Oct 2022HANSARDMinister for EqualitiesMy Lords, there is nervousness about using the word “woman”. Last night at the PinkNews Awards, Keir Starmer declared that he would make it a crime to misgender. That means people…20 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, by this late hour we have heard many articulate, passionate and, dare I say, tetchy speeches. Accusations abound. We are told that the Bill is constitutional vandalism,…11 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomy: The Growth Plan 2022My Lords, I am delighted to welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Gohir, and congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe. One thing that is growing is the strong women brigade…10 Oct 2022HANSARDNHS: Access to TreatmentsMy Lords, could I ask the Minister to read and circulate an article from Saturday’s Guardian by Merope Mills, a devastating account of the preventable death of the journalist’s 14…07 Sept 2022