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HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI am sorry, but what I meant was the community frameworks about which the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, spoke.10 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I would like to go back to what the noble Lord, Lord Harper, said in pointing out the problems we have with the amendment. Detention centres are used, as the noble Lord…10 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I have my doubts about Amendment 182, which would insert a new clause after Clause 48 for victims of human trafficking, granting them leave to remain for at least 60…10 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I support these amendments because arrangements in a free economy involve an exchange of labour in return for payment. Since time immemorial, we have accepted that the…09 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I am intrigued by my noble friend’s amendment. Yes, it would make good some of the failings of the Government, who have not honoured their 1998 pledge to bring forward…09 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords—09 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI thank the noble Baroness for letting me put my point again. I was referring to all the contributions of the hereditaries on all Benches. I am talking about effective…09 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I support this group of amendments in the name of the noble Lords, Lord Sharpe of Epsom and Lord Hunt of Wirral, calling for an impact assessment requiring an…24 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, before the Minister sits down, may I just clarify whether he said that 90,000 jobs were created in the first quarter of 2025, or was it 290,000? I missed the exact…24 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I could not support this amendment more; I heartily support it. A social mobility impact assessment is vital. I want to illustrate this with a few brief words on the…24 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I will pick up on a few of the points made by my noble friend Lord Hunt to support Amendment 335 wholeheartedly. In principle, I am in favour of sunset clauses because…24 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I follow my noble friends by supporting the amendments tabled by my noble friend Lord Sharpe and voicing very strong opposition to Clause 113. I could not believe it…18 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 279GA for a sunset clause. I perfectly understand the reason for extending the period in which employees can make claims, but I am quite sure it will…18 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillThe Minister made reference to the number of judges that the Government are busily recruiting so as to help the backlog, and this is part of the Government’s response. Of the…18 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI support the lead amendment in this group in the name of my noble friend Lord Sharpe of Epsom to exempt a new Government, for up to three years, from the labour market…18 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillJust because one side of the House or the other—or, indeed, both—brought it in does not necessarily mean it is the right policy. Does the Minister not agree that, if we have a…18 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I support the amendments in the name of my noble friend Lord Sharpe. I declare an interest as a director of a very small business—a think tank. As an employer, the idea…18 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillDoes my noble friend agree that, in addition to the problems he has raised, there is a very great danger of vexatious claims being made without evidence, and of disproportionate…18 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I support the amendments from my noble friends Lord Sharpe of Epsom and Lord Hunt of Wirral to require an impact assessment on the effect on the emergency services. That…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Sharpe’s amendment to ask for an impact assessment that details the number of days lost to strikes in the 12 months since the Act was…16 Jun 2025