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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, it is a very great pleasure to welcome the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, to this policing debate and to hear of his antecedents. I added my name to this amendment and, with…20 Oct 2021HANSARDTributes: Sir David Amess MPMy Lords, we never discussed politics: David knew mine and I his, and it was always like that over the years we worked together. He succeeded me as chair of the Industry and…18 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I will speak on Part 1 of the Bill concerning the police covenant, which I am pleased to support but which I believe needs a little improvement, and on Chapter 4…14 Sept 2021HANSARDLegacy of Northern Ireland’s PastMy Lords, in the other place, the Minister was content to use the quote from the excellent report by the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Eames, and Denis Bradley published…20 Jul 2021HANSARDPost Brexit: Small Service BusinessesMy Lords, some members of the local business association in my town of Richmond are reporting that Brexit has driven up running costs by 10% to 15% since January. Can the Minister…24 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Fullbrook, on her maiden speech. I was sorry to see the gracious Speech did not mention anything about the health and…18 May 2021HANSARDCathedrals MeasureMy Lords, my interests in this debate are recorded in the report on the Measure, particularly that I am high steward of Ripon Cathedral, which is mentioned in the Measure. I gave…22 Apr 2021HANSARDForensic Science Regulator BillMy Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy of Southwark, for bringing forward this Private Member’s Bill and for introducing it to the House. I agree with everything he…19 Mar 2021HANSARDIndependent Office for Police ConductMy Lords, one of the major recommendations of Sir Richard’s review was that the Met’s media communications policy should be amended to avoid any details of age or geography being…16 Mar 2021HANSARDPolice National ComputerMy Lords, it is not just 175,000 arrest records of people arrested and released without charge, is it? My noble friend Lord Paddick told us just how many offence and person…19 Jan 2021HANSARDEducation: Turing SchemeMy Lords, students holding British passports studying in a Northern Ireland university are to be offered access to the Erasmus+ scheme, paid for by the generosity of the Irish…05 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe Minister and the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, have already touched on this, but can the Minister tell me how the Government propose to stop people in the different tiers…30 Nov 2020HANSARDFireworks: DamageMy Lords, I live at the end of the Yorkshire Dales, and while the irresponsible use of fireworks is reprehensible, sky lanterns there are causing incredible damage to animals…11 Nov 2020HANSARDFlags (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for setting out the order. It was in 2005 that a joint protocol was issued in relation to the display of flags in public areas, and later in 2011,…03 Nov 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I have heard my county of North Yorkshire mentioned a number of times in Committee and I want to speak particularly to Amendment 271, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord…28 Jul 2020HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020My Lords, these regulations, as we have heard, introduce a framework to implement the CEDAW recommendations. It is time that those recommendations were fully enacted. I say to…15 Jun 2020HANSARDDental CareMy Lords, a recent poll of around 2,000 dentists and dental professionals found that 97.5% of them supported a vote of no confidence in the leadership of the office of the Chief…20 May 2020HANSARDIncome Equality and SustainabilityMy Lords, I too thank the most reverend Primate for initiating this important debate. In doing so, I wish him well in his retirement years and thank him for his service to both…06 May 2020HANSARDPolice: Additional OfficersMy Lords, does the noble Earl not think that having all these extra police officers will require management? Does he know whether police superintendents will be included in that…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Ministerial Appointment Functions) (No. 2) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing this statutory instrument. As we have seen, with the lack of any operational Executive in Northern Ireland for the last two years,…09 Sept 2019