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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am not sure whether the knocking sound behind us has been someone trying to get in or someone trying to get out of the Chamber. The House recently established a new…14 Sept 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI hope Hansard does not repeat that. Artificial intelligence has huge potential benefits and raises huge concerns, and it is not anticipating the work of the committee to refer to…14 Sept 2021HANSARDEducation (Assemblies) Bill [HL]My Lords, I warmly support my noble friend in her Bill and congratulate her on her birthday today—I think I have got that right. I am very sorry that circumstances have conspired…10 Sept 2021HANSARDRefugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL]My Lords, I wholeheartedly support my noble friend on this Bill, which I do not think will come as any surprise. In 2017, when my similar Bill was agreed by the House, I began by…10 Sept 2021HANSARDRefugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL]My Lords, we have had this discussion many times, but the Government do not explain how they are going to produce the safe and legal routes that would be the answer, both for the…10 Sept 2021HANSARDProcedure and PrivilegesMy Lords, I suspect that many of us are largely unaware of the thought and work that went into the adaptation, so I too add my thanks. I appreciate that there is no satisfying…13 Jul 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: Remote Participation and Hybrid SittingsMy Lords, I have it easy: I live in London and I do not have to look after anyone else, with travel and caring two of the issues that face many noble Lords. As well as…20 May 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillLeave out from first “do” to the end and insert “insist on its Amendment 18 and do disagree with the Commons in their Amendments 18A, 18B, 18C, 18D and 18E in lieu.”25 Mar 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, on the Minister’s last point, I am not sure it can be called consensus, but we recognise the realities. He compared the opportunity for rehabilitation under a…25 Mar 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillFrom these Benches, at previous stages of the Bill, we have explained to the House our opposition to the extension of TPIMs through the package of changes to the 2011 Act…25 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, this amendment is about victims of domestic abuse who have—or, crucially, believe that they have—insecure status. Believing or being told that you are insecure is part…15 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I want to make one brief point. A code of practice or something which is a guide to employers—and is obviously to be shared with people in the workplace—would and should…15 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I have put my name to both these amendments. The points made in the previous debate substantially apply, as well as the powerful speeches we have heard in Committee and…15 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill15 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillI do wish to move it.15 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, this amendment raises the relationship between the civil order and the criminal conviction that can result from a breach of it. I hope that this debate is as…10 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill10 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I think my noble friend Lord Paddick’s question about the underlying architecture, if that is the right phrase, still stands, but I will not pursue it now. I am grateful…10 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bertin, for bringing this amendment back. She has explained the position very clearly. I have added my name, because the disclosure of a refuge…10 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I am glad that the noble Baroness is intent on pursuing these two amendments, to which I have added my name. She mentioned a report published recently by the Centre for…10 Mar 2021