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HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI thank the noble Lord for his question. As far as I can see, the Bill was published on 7 March. It was very well publicised at the time. It is designed to deter—24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I am puzzled by Amendment 6 and the reasons given by some of your Lordships for opposing the start date of 7 March 2023—a criticism made on grounds of retrospection.…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillIt is a long-established tradition. The Government have proposed a scheme to remove those who did not, in this case, seek refuge in France and those who do not comply with this…24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 64 and the other amendments in this group. I am grateful to my noble friend the Minister for the amendment, which, as far as I can count,…17 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI have added my name to my noble friend Lady Noakes’s Amendment 51A, and I would like to follow on from what she has said. It is important that the legislative momentum for…17 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am sorry, my Lords, but it was clearly expressed, and it was expressed again in 2019. A mandate was given to the Executive to remove EU laws; it was not given to this Chamber to…15 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, Amendment 15 is modelled on the amendment proposed earlier to Clause 1. As noble Lords who have put the amendment have said, this is to enable Parliament, not the…15 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for explaining so fully his amendment to the Bill. I am slightly saddened on two counts. First, I wish the list he provided in the…15 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, it is no easy matter to follow so many of your Lordships, who have raised some difficult and problematic questions about the Bill. Can it, as it aims, prevent and deter…10 May 2023HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I seek some clarification of the new subsection (3)(b) proposed in Amendment 10F, which provides: “A person may bring proceedings under subsection (1) only if … a…10 May 2023HANSARDForeign PolicyWould my noble friend the Minister consider how this country can lessen its economic dependence on China? There is a great deal of research now about not having dependency for…03 May 2023HANSARDWindsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023My Lords, I pay tribute to my noble friend the Minister for the efforts he continues to make to promote the peace process—as he did through a number of Administrations—of which…29 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I support the noble Viscount’s amendment, to which I have added my name. My noble friend referred to the political background of the EU at the time of the AIFMD; he…23 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillDoes my noble friend the Minister agree that UK law would be a better arrangement for supervising the sector than inherited EU law?23 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillJust for clarification, will that involve moving away from the precautionary, code-based approach of the EU, which very much influenced the sector post the 1990s and the thinking…23 Mar 2023HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I apologise that I did not speak in the earlier debates on this matter because, as I recall, I had not made my maiden speech. I simply add my voice to those who regret…21 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget StatementMy Lords, I welcome the chance to speak in your Lordships’ House in the debate on the Spring Budget. I particularly welcome my noble friend Lady Moyo and congratulate her on an…16 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI thank the noble Lord for his intervention. I do not have an answer—I am sorry to disappoint the noble Lord—but this Bill is not the place for that. Its aims and purposes are to…07 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, if I may come in briefly, I am very sympathetic to the aims of noble Lords who wish to see cash access and banking services available to those who need them and do not…07 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI thank the noble Baroness for her intervention. No, I was saying that, when we use the law, we should be very careful not to impose the costs on providers if the aim of the law…07 Mar 2023