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HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI thank the noble Lord for his answers to my concern about micromobility delivery vehicles. I think I heard the conditional in his words about them, so “could” rather than…02 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI will speak to Amendments 116 and 117A to 117G in the name of my noble friend Lady Bennett of Manor Castle. Amendment 116 probes the Government’s intentions around these powers,…02 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 118A, 118B, 119A and 119B in the name of my noble friend Lady Bennett of Manor Castle. I will come to Amendment 120F in a moment. These four…02 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI think there were some pilots of privately owned e-scooters. Have the results of those come through? Have they been published?02 Feb 2026HANSARDYorkshire: Sustainable Water Management SolutionsMy Lords, the conditions described in the Oral Question are a result of climate change. The fact is that climate change is going to hit infrastructure—roads, railways and homes…28 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I got around to reading all these amendments only today, and I was quite impressed. I felt that in some ways this is your Lordships’ House at its best, because this is…28 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I too support both amendments. I support Amendment 449 because proscription is a huge power. The noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, used the word “awesome”, and it is…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am really thrilled to be supporting the noble Viscount, Lord Hailsham, because obviously he is so sure of everything he says that I must be doing the right thing. I will deal…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the noble Baroness very much. At the moment the rule of law is not for us all, as exemplified by the way we treat police in some cases. On pensions, why do the Government…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI did not hear an answer to my question about why a judge should not hear about pension forfeiture in an open court. The forfeiting of pensions does happen, but it happens outside…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am never sure what a probing amendment means, because surely all our amendments are probing, and I certainly would support both these amendments on Report, because…22 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, the amendments are certainly an improvement. Obviously, the Bill does not go as far as many of us would have liked, but it is still a pretty good Bill. In fact, if every…21 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank all noble Lords who have spoken, and I take to heart the comments of the noble Baroness, Lady Doocey, and the noble Lord, Lord Davies. Of course I want fast action. I want…20 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, this is an unusual amendment for me because it is very exploratory. At the end, I am going to ask the Minister three questions, which I would really like an answer to,…20 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill20 Jan 2026HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillI do not think that any Bill on the ocean would ever have gone far enough for me, but I am very happy that this Bill is passing. I congratulate the Minister on her efforts to keep…19 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe Minister cannot compare cars with people—that is a completely false comparison. I do not know whether the Minister has been in a van with a camera looking at number plates.…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillShifty.15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I have signed this amendment because I think it is very sensible and covers some ground that really needs tackling. It would ensure that the police could not use live…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCOP Climate Negotiations: CitiesMy Lords, C40 was set up in 2005 by the then Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone; at that point it was C20, with only 20 cities. Now there are 96 cities, with a quarter of the global…14 Jan 2026