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HANSARDPeatTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to undertake further consultation on the professional use of peat.18 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI shall speak briefly, because I too want to get to the votes. Despite government claims to the contrary, these are draconian laws that are part of a wider assault on our…17 Jan 2022HANSARDNational Living WageMy Lords, I am absolutely delighted to see this rise in the national living wage, but is the Minister aware that if one works a 35-hour week at £9.50 an hour, that makes a weekly…17 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I welcome that the opposition is united in support of this amendment. The police have failed to own up to many of their mistakes. I personally have experienced police…17 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillCould I just mention to the noble Viscount, Lord Hailsham, that these are ordinary people who protest? These are people who quite often just do not agree with the Government. I…17 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI reassure noble Lords that I will not be speaking on every amendment today, but I regret that all those that we have discussed so far, including this one, will not go to a vote.…12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI promise that this is the last time that I will speak—this evening; there will be other times. I rise to support this amendment, obviously, and also to troll the Government.…12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lords, Lord Cormack and Lord Hodgson, and to agree with what they say. I support this amendment very strongly and I regret that we…12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I also support the amendment. The noble Lord, Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames, has given us an opportunity to make things a lot better. During that quite irritable debate…12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI would be remiss if I did not point out to the Benches opposite that this is an issue that I have talked about quite a lot, in the context not of county lines and gangs but of…12 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I rise as a member of the general public who can barely tell the difference between paracetamol and ibuprofen but does know, after all my years observing people, that…11 Jan 2022HANSARDNet-zero Test for New PoliciesAnyone watching the Government can see that there is no coherence and that they do not understand net zero. That is why it is so important to take up this idea. Any Government who…11 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI am so sorry.11 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I really did not want to speak today, because, whatever I say, I am going to get abuse, but I have been incensed by some of contributions. I point out, in an absolutely…10 Jan 2022HANSARDPrime Minister: Meetings with First Ministers of the Devolved GovernmentsMy Lords—10 Jan 2022HANSARDPrime Minister: Meetings with First Ministers of the Devolved GovernmentsThank you so much. What a gallant gentleman. I am quite curious about the dynamics of these meetings, and I wonder whether Westminster goes in with any sort of listening attitude.…10 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillAs a Green, I am very concerned about the Government undermining the doctrine that police on these islands gain their authority from the consent of the governed. Overuse of stop…10 Jan 2022HANSARDGlobal Traffic Scorecard: LondonMy Lords, on that issue of generosity, obviously, getting cars off the road would be the quickest way to decongest our roads nationally. But in London, bus passengers, through…05 Jan 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Anderson of Ipswich, on an issue that we all care about. This Bill is absolutely atrocious. It is important that we…05 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords—15 Dec 2021