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HANSARDCovid-19 and the Use and Scrutiny of Emergency Powers (Constitution Committee Report)My Lords, I congratulate the Constitution Committee on this excellent report. I certainly recommend that it is read widely in the public sphere because it is important to try to…21 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I support Amendment 171F, excellently introduced by the noble Baroness, Lady Morris of Yardley, and backed up by others. First, I will comment on this whole group of…20 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]This has been an interesting debate and I suppose I am a bit nervous about speaking, inasmuch as the noble Lord, Lord Storey, assures us that he sees this register, in his work,…20 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]Just to note, a lot of the charitable organisations and so on are making money. I am not suggesting that because they are making money, they are evil, but I do not think that it…20 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]A very good point was made earlier about this not being a matter of veto. We have only to remember what happened with the RE teacher who was driven into hiding because he offended…20 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I am familiar with what is happening in education at the moment, and John Locke and JS Mill are nowhere near it. The point I was suggesting is that, if they were, they should be…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, it is very useful to have the right reverend Prelate raise a religious voice against these amendments and raise some concerns. Maybe I could raise a non-religious voice…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 8, proposed by the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, and talked about by many noble Lords. I have some reservations and concerns about putting…08 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I apologise for missing some of the earlier speeches; the ones I heard were very helpful. I support this group of amendments because it emphasises the question of…08 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]By way of clarification, I certainly do not think it is a consequence of Covid or lockdown. I was making the point that I assume that they have added to it, but I have been…08 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, we have heard a lot today about the Bill being a missed opportunity, and certainly, as legislation often signals government priorities, it does seem a random mix of…23 May 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolMy Lords, can the Minister make it clear that the blame for the present tensions and problems is not to be found in the unionist community, as implied by too many commentators and…17 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, 38 Bills—surely this raises the question about whether legislation is being overused, a technocratic substitute for moral authority. I was struck by the contribution of…12 May 2022HANSARDGambling Harm (Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry Committee Report)My Lords, it is fascinating to follow the noble Viscount, Lord Astor. I will come back to some of the issues he raised. It is quite a relief, in the midst of frenetic ping-pong,…27 Apr 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, like everybody else, I think it has been refreshing to be in a situation whereby the debates in this place have been listened to and changes made. On a number of other…26 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I rise with some hesitancy because I feel I am likely to be chastised for rambling, saying the wrong thing and going on too long. But let me see if I can entertain you.…26 Apr 2022HANSARDMr Mike VealeMy Lords, if I may say so to the Minister, the sense of urgency from the House, in preference to what is happening in real life, is partly due to the police having created a mood…07 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Verma. She has raised some of the issues that have prompted me to speak today. I have had a slight change of heart or mind—or my mind…06 Apr 2022HANSARDLive Facial Recognition: Police GuidanceMy Lords, we should remember that the reassurances from the Minister fall after we had a very lively debate in this House about the College of Policing’s guidance on non-crime…04 Apr 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his comments. I am glad to be associated with proportionality, especially in relation to safety and the unintended consequences of a zero-risk…04 Apr 2022