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HANSARDPublic Order BillI thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate. I have really enjoyed it and I think we are expecting some better answers in the future. The Minister said something…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I am not going to describe all the amendments in this group. I am hoping that noble Lords will introduce their own. I have one point to make about the arrest of…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill16 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP 27It was a bribe!15 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP 27My Lords, the Minister mentioned energy security. Let us remember that this Government have had 12 years to develop some sort of plan for that. My question is: we still do not…15 Nov 2022HANSARDTigray Province: Ceasefire AgreementMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Browne, on bringing this debate. It is a war that has been going on for two years and about which we hear almost nothing here in…15 Nov 2022HANSARDSewage DischargesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the reasons for the delay in water companies producing plans for dealing with sewage discharges.14 Nov 2022HANSARDSewage DischargesThat is a bit odd, because the water companies have already had all the money they needed for infrastructure improvements but did not use it for that; they gave it in dividends to…14 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Accommodation and SafeguardingMy Lords, I am not a member of Labour but I resent that snipe from the Dispatch Box. It is not appropriate here. We are not a student debating society; we are not even the…09 Nov 2022HANSARDIran: Women ProtestersMy Lords, the Minister mentioned that sanctions had been put on some of the morality police and others. What were those sanctions? Could there not be sanctions on much…09 Nov 2022HANSARDMinisters: Government BusinessI am not laughing.02 Nov 2022HANSARDWater Companies: PollutionMy Lords, those of us who watch this situation closely do not actually think that Ofwat is doing a very good job. A case in point is that it fined Thames Water £50 million, which…02 Nov 2022HANSARDMinisters: Government BusinessTo ask His Majesty’s Government what further steps they will take to ensure that ministers do not use private (1) mobile telephones, and (2) email accounts, for conducting…02 Nov 2022HANSARDMinisters: Government BusinessBut the system is not robust, as the Minister claims. The previous Prime Minister had her phone hacked. The Home Secretary leaked classified information and, during the early days…02 Nov 2022HANSARDNational SecurityIs it not a threat to national security to have a Home Secretary who uses inflammatory, racist language and dehumanises thousands of traumatised asylum seekers?02 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillThey did.01 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I felt that this debate was moving quite fast, and I realised that this was because many of us have been here before: this is actually a zombie Bill that the Government…01 Nov 2022HANSARDPolice and Crime CommissionersMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, on getting this debate. It is an interesting topic that we will keep coming back to, because we are facing legislation that…31 Oct 2022HANSARDPolice and Crime Commissioners and PanelsMy Lords, before the Government introduced police and crime commissioners, we had police and crime panels, just as we now have to oversee the police and crime commissioners. If…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHome Secretary: Resignation and ReappointmentMy Lords, if the Government are so keen on second chances, if I threw a can of soup at a painting, would the police be prepared to give me a second chance and not imprison me or…27 Oct 2022