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HANSARDRefugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL]No; I will give way in a moment—perhaps.17 Jan 2025HANSARDRefugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL]Is it? I do not think it is.17 Jan 2025HANSARDGlobal WarmingMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, on this debate. I agree with almost every word he said, but when he starts telling the House that the Labour Government…16 Jan 2025HANSARDImmigration: Human RightsMy Lords, there are likely to be more refugees because of climate change—people who are fleeing drought and floods. Do this Government see that, as a massive consumer still…13 Jan 2025HANSARDPolice Officers: RecruitmentMy Lords, I was on the police authority when Boris Johnson took an axe to police numbers. I remember it very clearly and it damaged the Met because it took out a swathe of…10 Dec 2024HANSARDHousebuilding: Regional MayorsMy Lords, it sounded from one of the Minister’s earlier answers that the Government are introducing particular measures to make it easier for councils to buy vacant properties and…05 Dec 2024HANSARDRespect Orders and Anti-social BehaviourMy Lords, magistrates’ courts are a fantastic resource, but at the moment there is a backlog of 370,700 cases. What will the Government do to make magistrates’ courts viable to…03 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, as I sat through the whole of this fascinating debate, I thought I might as well throw my penny’s worth in on the issue of what a fan is. I am a football fan. I do not…02 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I was here last Wednesday, waiting quite a long time for my amendments to come up in group 3, and I sat through an awful lot of what I felt was hypocritical stuff from this side…02 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to speak to my 10 amendments in this group on environmental sustainability. I want to support almost everything that the noble Lord, Lord Bassam, has just said.…02 Dec 2024HANSARDWater BillsMy Lords, this House debated the Water (Special Measures) Bill yesterday, and presumably the Government thought it might bring bills down for bill payers and taxpayers—yet it will…21 Nov 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]True.20 Nov 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for having listened not just to Members of your Lordships’ House but to the thousands of campaigners, because the amendments tabled in her name are…20 Nov 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, my Amendment 49 puts a clear and unambiguous environmental duty on Ofwat. It gives the authority a primary duty to protect the environment. I am well aware that the…20 Nov 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]I support these amendments. It is obvious that the public have a right to know when sewage is being dumped. Would the noble Duke, the Duke of Wellington, like to speak to his…20 Nov 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]In that case, the noble Lord’s amendment is not radical enough for me, but I hope it passes anyway.20 Nov 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, I have three amendments of my own in this group and I have co-signed Amendment 56 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Sikka. I spoke earlier about the Government’s plans…20 Nov 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]As the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, said, it is okay for the railways but not for water. If it were within the remit, at least we could get some accurate figures. At the moment we do…20 Nov 2024HANSARDImprisonment for Public Protection (Re-sentencing) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the passionate speech of the noble Lord, Lord Davies. I would like sincerely to thank the noble Lord, Lord Woodley, for bringing this debate…15 Nov 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Morris of Bolton. I did not realise she was a football fan. It is amazing how all these football fans have crawled…13 Nov 2024