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HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I support Motion A1. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, on his introduction, because I thought it was very calm, considered and thorough—and, above all, it was…02 Feb 2021HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, it is obviously a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hunt. He told me off earlier for giving the Government a hard time. I thought about that and, in fact, until…02 Feb 2021HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Polak; I did not realise we had so much in common. I congratulate the noble Lords, Lord Collins and Lord Alton, on their…02 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Cormack. I will make a rare comment for Committee: I think the clauses are very well written and could go unamended. They…01 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I did not put my name down to speak to this amendment because this is not something I know much about; I was waiting for the next group. However, listening to the noble…01 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I support all these amendments, which are very sensible and practical. I will take them in reverse order. Getting the PCCs involved is a great idea—I am just astonished…01 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, when she introduced Amendment 21, the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of Llandaff, talked about alcohol abuse and gave several examples of the distress that it can cause not…27 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I support Amendments 51 and 54 and even the little tweak of Amendment 189, because these powers will clearly enhance the office of the domestic abuse commissioner,…27 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I rise to support this amendment strongly: because this is done in such a patchy way, it needs a complete rethink. I want to focus my comments on the training of police…27 Jan 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, I would like to say everything I said on Amendment 7: we need effective rehabilitation, deradicalisation and reintegration of terrorist offenders. Right-wing extremism…26 Jan 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, I have a slightly embarrassing confession to make. When I first decided to get involved with this Bill, I thought it was a completely different Bill. Having realised…26 Jan 2021HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, I welcome the noble Lord, Lord Wolfson of Tredegar, to our House. It is brave of him to start his parliamentary career in your Lordships’ House by going up against so…26 Jan 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill“Leave out from “that” to the end and insert “this House declines to allow the bill to pass because the bill (1) grants blanket prior legal immunity for otherwise criminal conduct…21 Jan 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, noble Lords can imagine that there is a lot of legislation going through this House that I oppose. In the past, I have exercised restraint and have not been disruptive…21 Jan 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI thank the Minister for her response and all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. I also thank the eight or nine Peers I passed as I came into the House, all of whom…21 Jan 2021HANSARDFloodingThe Minister is probably aware that it is not only homes, businesses and agricultural land that are flooded but our transport infrastructure. Last year, in Scotland, in Carmont, a…20 Jan 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, with every Bill this Government present to this House, we see a further erosion of civil liberties, the rule of law reduced and, of course, a constant attack on…20 Jan 2021HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Extension of the Relevant Period) (No. 2) Regulations 2020My Lords, I am well aware that the Government have helped a lot of small and medium-sized businesses, which I care very much about, and this is a good idea; these regulations need…19 Jan 2021HANSARDRailways: ElectrificationMy Lords, moving road freight on to rail is an interesting idea, because that would reduce the amount of diesel used. The port of Dover already has links with HS1, so have the…19 Jan 2021HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Lists) (No. 2) BillMy Lords, I welcome both these pieces of legislation. They seem an odd coupling, though, so I hope that the Minister will manage to separate out all the comments on the two. I…18 Jan 2021