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HANSARDPollution in Rivers and Regulation of Private Water CompaniesMy Lords, it is such a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, who really does his homework. I advocate to the Government Benches reading his speech in Hansard just to make…29 Feb 2024HANSARDSudan: DarfurMy Lords, the Minister mentioned rebuilding. Has his department made any assessment of the damage to infrastructure in Darfur since April 2023—for example, the damage to water…29 Feb 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Primate Licences) (England) Regulations 2023My Lords, I can see that this SI is well motivated—both from an animal welfare point of view and for the Government to deliver on a promise. The problem is that it does not…27 Feb 2024HANSARDShamima BegumSorry—I make mistakes. She is in fact stateless now.27 Feb 2024HANSARDShamima BegumMy Lords, I am not very good on the rules of your Lordships’ Chamber—I admit that—but I would have thought that the noble Lord, Lord Ranger, raising gossip here in the House is…27 Feb 2024HANSARDEmployment of People with Criminal ConvictionsMy Lords—26 Feb 2024HANSARDEmployment of People with Criminal ConvictionsI will be quick. I will just say that I will miss Lord Cormack very much. There is a section of prisoners—the IPP prisoners, who are imprisoned for public protection—who are…26 Feb 2024HANSARDPeatlandsIs the Minister aware that it takes millennia for peat bogs to form? Do the Government have any idea of the ratio between the so-called restored peat bogs and those that are still…22 Feb 2024HANSARDRight to RoamI tabled this Question because there will be a mass trespass, and the reason for it is that there are places that people are allowed to access but cannot get to because they have…21 Feb 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillMy Lords, I too welcome the Minister to his first Bill. I assure him that this is the easiest Bill he will ever touch, so getting it through quite fast would be a good idea. I…21 Feb 2024HANSARDRight to RoamTo ask His Majesty’s Government, in the light of reported plans for mass trespass on Dartmoor on 24 February, what assessment they have made of the case for the right to roam.21 Feb 2024HANSARDKnife Crime: Violence Reduction UnitsMy Lords, obviously, large urban areas such as London have particular problems, and I would argue that there is a lot more crime. Are any comparative assessments being done so…20 Feb 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI am sorry to intervene, but we cannot let that go. If that was in the Minister’s notes, they are absolutely wrong. I am afraid I think an apology is necessary.20 Feb 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, I think I am going to sound a little feeble after the passion of the noble Lord, Lord Wolfson. I apologise for sneaking into the gap, but I suddenly realised that there…20 Feb 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon Scandal: RacismMy Lords, listening to the noble Lord, Lord Sahota, has made me question whether or not misogyny and sexism played a role in the sentencing of the Asian sub-postmasters. Is that…19 Feb 2024HANSARDCombating Disinformation: Freedom of ExpressionMy Lords, does this unit check on government disinformation such as the Rwanda Bill?13 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillWhile the Minister is still sitting down, I agree with everything that has just been said but also the victims I was talking about—the victims of state wrongdoing—have not been…13 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I support both amendments. I shall refer to a different group; the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, mentioned several incidents that would cause the amendments to kick in.…13 Feb 2024HANSARDProtest MeasuresMy Lords, I want to put it on record that I am appalled at the behaviour of the noble Viscount, Lord Hailsham, in climbing on the lions in Trafalgar Square. I think that is…13 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI would like to wreck the Bill—just so the Minister knows.12 Feb 2024