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HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, the Minister has probably been in your Lordships’ House long enough to understand how rare it is that we are getting a degree of unanimity around the House on the…06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, clearly it is wonderful to hear from the Labour Benches, because I know from private conversations that there is a lot of concern about this. It is a morally…06 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillIs the noble Lord saying that, when I was on the Bench here and he hissed at me that I should shut up because I was rude, that was okay because it did not alarm me? Does he…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 356, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Doocey. First, I would like to apologise for my intervention earlier. I am afraid I am getting…17 Dec 2025HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillMay I ask the Minister something? I am so sorry if she already responded to this; if she did, I did not catch it. We could simply pass this Bill—I understand the urgency here—but…16 Dec 2025HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillI very much support Amendment 6. In fact, most of the amendments in this group are sensible. Forgive my ignorance, but surely if we pass the criteria for the international treaty,…16 Dec 2025HANSARDFree School MealsMy Lords, I very much support the Government on the free school meals issue—it is incredibly important. We are facing an obesity crisis, so the better children eat, the better it…16 Dec 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 15, which is absolutely vital. Every time I look at the Title of this Bill, I get irritated because there is no such thing as sustainable aviation…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMy Lords, my name is attached in support of Amendment 18, but I did not ask for it to be. I asked for it to be attached to a different amendment in the name of the noble Earl,…10 Dec 2025HANSARDDraxI thank the Minister for his reply, which goes a bit further than I expected. Drax specifically claims to stop sourcing from old-growth deferral areas and old-growth management…10 Dec 2025HANSARDDraxTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the environmental credentials of Drax in view of the new investigation by Stand.earth which reported that Drax…10 Dec 2025HANSARDFacial Recognition Technology: SafeguardsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the safeguards necessary for the use of facial recognition technology by the police.09 Dec 2025HANSARDFacial Recognition Technology: SafeguardsI thank the Minister for his Answer, but does he now accept that the police’s facial recognition algorithm has been flawed? It has been racially biased and biased against women.…09 Dec 2025HANSARDAutumn Budget 2025Oh, I do feel ill at ease on these Benches. I welcome the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Portsmouth to his place and look forward to his future contributions. This is the…04 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillCan the noble Lord, Lord Woodley, get up?03 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 134, and I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Foster, on his very passionate speech. This issue has come up several times, but it does need more…03 Dec 2025HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillMy Lords, I too welcome the noble Lord, Lord Whitehead, of Saint Mary’s, to his seat in your Lordships’ House and to the Dispatch Box. It was wonderful to hear such a green-minded…02 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillBefore the noble Lord sits down, he mentioned alcolocks. It is a system of measuring one’s breath, and if one is deemed to have drunk it stops the car ignition. It has worked very…01 Dec 2025HANSARDWalking, Wheeling and Cycling PathsMy Lords, is there a plan to put in new permitted development rights for cycle, wheel and walking routes? That could be done quite easily by changing existing regulations.…01 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillYes, luckily they have, so I do not really need to be nervous at all. Often, in putting my or the Green Party’s views—which obviously overlap quite a lot—I feel that I am speaking…26 Nov 2025