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HANSARDPublic Order BillHe is called the noble Lord, Lord Deben.07 Feb 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I disagree very strongly with the noble Lord, because I think he is wrong. Once you give the police the idea that it is okay to arrest a journalist, why would we expect…07 Feb 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillI speak as the mother of a journalist, so I have a vested interest here, but journalists do not go along to protests to join them but to watch and report on them. The…07 Feb 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillThey have cards.07 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I congratulate our two new noble Baronesses on their excellent speeches. I think they will both be an incredible asset to their parties. I will welcome the noble…06 Feb 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: CriminalityMy Lords, the “spy cops” undercover policing inquiry that is going on at the moment has taken years. It is a classic case of police forces covering up former crimes. What makes…01 Feb 2023HANSARDAgricultural Transition PlanMy Lords, I have two questions about the agricultural transition. First, the Minister is very enthusiastic about the number of farmers who would take it up. Does he have any…01 Feb 2023HANSARDAgricultural Transition PlanMy Lords—01 Feb 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillI support the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti. Quite honestly, we are trying to amend this awful piece of legislation and really, it is not enough: we should just kick it all…30 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillThe Met Police, after the disruption on motorways into London, put out a tweet asking people to report instances of being unable to get their children to school, medical…30 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillThe noble Lord is so profound. I said that when there is disruption, people know that it is going to last some time, so they can turn off their engines. What happens in traffic is…30 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillNearly.30 Jan 2023HANSARDPollution: Rivers and BeachesMy Lords, I am sure the Minister knows that as of last Saturday, 28 January, Thames Water’s sewage overflow at Stratfield Mortimer had been dumping sewage non-stop for a total of…30 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillI am curious about this “serious disruption”. Quite honestly, if anyone has driven on the M4, the M25 or through the streets of London, they will know what serious disruption is,…30 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I admire the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, for trying to convince us. I support and have signed Amendment 1. I cannot argue the law—I cannot argue how many angels…30 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Fine Particulate Matter) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman of Ullock, because I thought her analysis of this statutory instrument was excruciatingly thorough and coruscating, quite…30 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillIn a disruption, people can turn off their engines. In traffic, they keep them running.30 Jan 2023HANSARDPolice and Crime Commissioners: Accountability ArrangementsMy Lords, the Minister was quite dismissive about police authorities, but I have some experience of them. They were in fact not anonymous; they were mostly councillors, who were…25 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Biodiversity) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, I declare an interest as a rabid Green who thinks that these are not just limp targets; they are utterly inadequate. It strikes me that Defra is not doing its homework…25 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Marine Protected Areas) Regulations 2022I apologise for being two minutes 34 seconds late. I was following the Whips’ Today’s Lists , which said 4.15 pm, so thank goodness I came early. Anyway, my apologies for being…24 Jan 2023